The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7428 p629
25 November 2006

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Pharmacist is young researcher of the year

Danielle Turner has been named young researcher of the year in the Times Higher Awards 2006. Dr Turner, a pharmacist researcher at the University of Cambridge, is investigating how drug treatments can improve memory in patients with schizo-
phrenia.

Speaking to The Journal when she was shortlisted for the award earlier this year (PJ, 30 September, p381), Dr Turner said: “We found that it is possible to improve short-term memory in people with schizophrenia following a single dose of modafinil. We are now looking to see whether these improvements will be maintained with long-term treatment and the impact this will have on patients’ quality of life.”

A report profiling the winners in The Times Higher Education Supplement said that Dr Turner, an Aston University, Birmingham, pharmacy graduate, had demonstrated a good balance between research, ethics and public understanding and that it was her ethical achievements that gave her the edge over other shortlisted candidates.