John Rouse, who became a Programme Leader in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit at the end of 2002, has been selected by the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) as an EMBO Young Investigator - one of only twenty-one young biomedical and life scientists in Europe to receive this accolade in 2006.
The EMBO Young Investigator Programme identifies and supports outstanding European life scientists who are within four years of having established their first independent laboratories. The aim of the programme is to give prominence to talented young scientists by drawing attention to the quality of their research in order to enhance their standing in the scientific community.
The focus of John's research is to understand how cells recognise and repair DNA damage. Normally, mutations in DNA occur at very low levels because healthy cells have a remarkable ability to detect and eliminate DNA damage. However, if not repaired, DNA damage can lead to a gradual accumulation of mutations, which underlie a wide range of human diseases including cancer.
The MRC Unit is embedded within the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee and John is the fifth Programme Leader in the College of Life Sciences to receive the EMBO Young Investigator Award since the scheme started in the late 1990's. The previous recipients were Daan van Aalten, Anne Donaldson, Tom Owen-Hughs and, Tomoyuki Tanaka.
The EMBO Young Investigator Programme identifies and supports outstanding European life scientists who are within four years of having established their first independent laboratories. The aim of the programme is to give prominence to talented young scientists by drawing attention to the quality of their research in order to enhance their standing in the scientific community.
The focus of John's research is to understand how cells recognise and repair DNA damage. Normally, mutations in DNA occur at very low levels because healthy cells have a remarkable ability to detect and eliminate DNA damage. However, if not repaired, DNA damage can lead to a gradual accumulation of mutations, which underlie a wide range of human diseases including cancer.
The MRC Unit is embedded within the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee and John is the fifth Programme Leader in the College of Life Sciences to receive the EMBO Young Investigator Award since the scheme started in the late 1990's. The previous recipients were Daan van Aalten, Anne Donaldson, Tom Owen-Hughs and, Tomoyuki Tanaka.