Jim Leary Selected for Distinguished Life Sciences Scientist Award
Professor Jim Leary
Jim Leary, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and SVM Professor of Nanomedicine has been selected to receive the Distinguished Life Sciences Scientist Award from the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the U.S Chamber of Commerce.
As the national winner of the 2010 Chairmen's Distinguished Life Sciences Scientist Award Dr. Leary will receive a cash award for expenses related to his nanomedicine research.
One award is given each year in a national competition based on creative and cutting edge science. Several esteemed colleagues in the field of nanomedicine recommended Dr. Leary for this honor.
As a winner, Dr. Leary was flown to Washington, D.C. to participate in day-long activities and a dinner, followed by his participation in a panel, presentation of the award during a ceremony, and a return to the Purdue campus.