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A Memorial University professor, Dr. Fereidoon Shahidi, Biochemistry, has been recognized as one of the top 15 most highly cited authors in the world in the discipline of agriculture, plant and animal sciences (1991-2001) by ISI®. The award and prize for this achievement will be presented to Dr. Shahidi and his colleagues in the Experimental Biology Conference 2002 in New Orleans in April 2002. The Experimental Biology Society (formerly known as Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)) is a multi-disciplinary biomedical science society composed of several scientific societies.

An international organization based in the United States, ISI provides the scholarly research community with products and services that provide access to historical research and keep abreast of the most recent developments in their respective disciplines. More information regarding ISI® can be found at their web site at http://www.isinet.com/isi/about/index.html.

Dr. Shahidi is also the recipient of the 2002 Archer Daniel Midland award from the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). The award will be presented to Dr. Shahidi and his colleagues during the 93rd annual meeting of AOCS in Montreal in May 2002.

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Editors please note: a photo of Dr. Fereidoon Shahidi is available at: http://www.mun.ca/univrel/photos.html

For more information, contact: Deborah Inkpen, communications co-ordinator (research), Memorial University, at 737-4073 or e-mail: inkpend@mun.ca.