THE EUROPEAN THYROID ASSOCIATION GENZYME PRIZE RULES
(this replaces the former Henning Prize)

This prize, kindly and generously sponsored by Genzyme is awarded on alternate years at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Thyroid Association to a distinguished member of the ETA. The recipient will be asked to deliver a lecture at the Annual Meeting of the ETA.

1. The prize will be awarded to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to thyroid research over a considerable period of time.

2. Members of the association will be asked to submit suggestions to the Executive Committee.

3. Candidates for the prize should be proposed and seconded by any two Ordinary or Honorary members of the ETA. The proposers should submit the candidate's curriculum vitae and a short citation (of no more than 500 words) indicating the nature of the candidate's personal contribution to thyroid research to the Secretary of the Association by the deadline for the submission of abstracts for the Annual Meeting of the ETA or as otherwise indicated.

4. The award will be made by the Executive Committee after secret ballot of the members of the Committee. The prize will be awarded to the candidate with an absolute majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tied vote the President will have the deciding vote.

5. Genzyme will be informed about the decision as soon as possible.

PRIZE WINNERS OF THE FORMER HENNING PRIZE
1977 J GROSS
1979 G SALVATORE
1981 H STUDER
1983 S LISSITZKY
1985 G MORREALE de ESCOBAR
1987 R HALL
1989 J DUMONT
1991 ED WILLIAMS
1993 A PINCHERA
1997 G HENNEMANN
1999 G VECCHIO
2002 J.J.M. DE VIJLDER
2004 P LAURBERG

PRIZE WINNERS GENZYME PRIZE
2009 Daniel Glinoer