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词条 Helen Lee (researcher)
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  1. Career

  2. Prizes and awards

  3. References

Helen Lee is a is a medical researcher and the winner of the European Inventor Award 2016 in the Popular Prize category for inventing diagnostic kits for resource-poor regions of the globe. She is the CEO of Diagnostics for the Real World.

Career

Helen Lee received her PhD from Cornell University. She started her career in diagnostics in Paris at the French National Blood Transfusion Centre.

She has been associate professor as the head of the Diagnostics Development Unit at the University of Cambridge since 1996 where she developed simple robust HIV tests for developing countries. The diagnostic kit, named "Samba" (simple amplification-based assay) was tested in sub-saharan Africa with Médecins Sans Frontières.[1] The product was later spun out from the Diagnostics Development Unit for commercialisation. She is a founder and CEO of Diagnostics for the Real World.[2][1]

In 2016, she was winner of the European Inventor Award in the Popular Prize category and received more than 36 300 votes[3] According to Benoît Battistelli, the president of the European Patent Office, "The overwhelming public vote for Helen Lee recognises her major contribution to the early detection and treatment of infectious diseases in areas most in need."[4]

In 2019, she was appointed as a judge for the European Inventor Award[5]

Prizes and awards

  • 2005 Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Award[6]
  • 2006 European Women of Achievement Award for her part in improving health care in developing countries[7]
  • 2007 Asian Women of Achievement Award[8]
  • 2016 European Inventor Award[4]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/28/hiv-aids-test-kit-samba-detection-africa|title=Two-hour test kit hailed as boon to HIV care in Africa|last=McKie|first=Robin|date=2016-05-28|work=The Observer|access-date=|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://blog.wellcome.ac.uk/2014/10/06/researcher-spotlight-dr-helen-lee/|title=Researcher Spotlight : Dr Helen Lee|last=Routledge|first=Isobel|date=2014-10-06|website=Wellcome Trust Blog|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/getting-help-to-those-most-in-need-helen-lee-wins-european-inventor-award-for-rapid-hiv-test-for-developing-countries-582344261.html|title=Getting Help to Those Most in Need: Helen Lee Wins European Inventor Award for Rapid HIV Test for Developing Countries|last=|first=|date=2016-06-09|website=PR Newswire|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsfox.com/news/20160609020|title=UK scientist Helen Lee receives European Inventor Award - Newsfox|last=|first=|date=|website=www.newsfox.com|archive-url=|archive-date=2016-09-06|dead-url=|access-date=}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.epo.org/learning-events/european-inventor/jury.html?|title=European Inventor Award: jury members|last=|first=|date=|website=European Patent Office|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-22}}
6. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gttFlHWv4FgC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=Helen+Lee+Lord+Lloyd+of+Kilgerran+Award&source=bl&ots=eTT3nBJpTR&sig=ACfU3U0RyncY-AVCZdTN4BarQHSZGz9YuA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixq9bH5o3gAhWHLFAKHQduDwoQ6AEwC3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Helen%20Lee%20Lord%20Lloyd%20of%20Kilgerran%20Award&f=false|title=Pandemic Influenza: Report with Evidence|last=Committee|first=Great Britain Parliament House of Lords Science and Technology|date=2005|publisher=The Stationery Office|isbn=9780104007723|language=en}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/academic-named-european-woman-of-achievement|title=Academic named European Woman of Achievement|last=|first=|date=2006-09-19|website=University of Cambridge|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.visiblechinese.com/website/profile/helen_lee|title=Dr Helen Lee on Visible Chinese|website=www.visiblechinese.com|access-date=2019-01-22}}
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