This award from the European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR) and the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS) aims to recognize the contribution of international researchers in the field of genetic conditions related to pigmentation.
Lluís Montoliu, CNB-CSIC and CIBERER researcher, received this year the medal for his “key efforts to use animal transgenics to investigate albinism. He has also been an untiring champion for people with albinism and is working on developing tools for improved diagnosis of albinism
Montoliu appreciated the recognition “it is a great honor to be awarded the HS Raper Medal remembering the memory of Henry Stanley Raper, a prestigious US biochemist best known for his pioneer work on the metabolism of fat and the formation of melanin.
Due to the cancellation of the International Pigmentation Congress that was to be held in Japan these days, the award ceremony had to be canceled, but the medal has already reached its recipient.