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PRIZE COMMITTEES & JURIES

The 1997 Prize Committe & Jury

Organization Committee

- Prof. Pierre Bourlioux, University of Paris Sud, France (President)
- Prof. Marcello Giovannini, University of Milan, Italy
- Prof. Dieter Hötzel, University of Bonn, Germany
- Prof. Jana Parizkova, Charles University, Czech Republic
- Prof. Barbara O. Schneeman, University of California, USA
- Prof. Manuel Serrano Rios, University of Computense of Madrid, Spain
- Prof. Jerzy Socha, Institute of Child Health, Poland

Pre-selection Committee

- Pr. Toshiaki Abe, University of Toykyo, Japan
- Dr. Jorge Gonzales Barranco, National Institute of Nutrition, Mexico
- Prof. John E. Blundell, University of Leeds, UK
- Dr. Kenneth K. CArroll, University of Western Ontario, Canada
- Prof. Robert J. Cousins, University of Florida, USA
- Prof. Marcello Giovannini, University of Milan, Italy
- Prof. Dieter Hötzel, University of Bonn, Germany
- Prof. Jana Parizkova, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Prof. Barbara Schneeman, University of California, USA
- Prof. Manuel Serrano Rios, Complutensis University, Madrid, Spain
- Prof. Kurt Widhalm, University of Vienna, Austria

Jury

- Prof. Maria Alemany, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Prof. Ranjit Kumar Chandra, Janeway Child Health Centre, St. John’s, Canada
- Prof. Jeffrey Friedman, Rockefeller University, USA
- Prof. Peter Fürst, University of Hohenheim, Germany
- Prof. Jim Mann, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Prof. Yves Minaire, Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, France
- Prof. Paul Walter, University of Basel, Switzerland

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