 former ug chancellor guyanese professor e nigel harris was awarded the erwin neter award former ug chancellor guyanese professor e nigel harris was awarded the erwin neter award andydindial thu 9092021 901 former ug chancellor guyanese professor e nigel harris was awarded the erwin neter award for lifetime achievement in research by the association of medical and laboratory immunologists amli on august 14 2021 in austin texas in addition to receiving the award which has been given to leading scientists in the field of immunology and microbiology since 1987 professor harris was invited to give a presentation on his work on antiphospholipid antibodies and the antiphospholipid syndrome over nearly 40 years professor harris has received other awards for his work including the ciba geigy prize shared award given by the international league against rheumatism 1993 the centennial award for contributions to medicine from the national medical association usa in 1995 the howard university distinguished alumni award for medical research and education 2009 the martin luther king international award 2010 the caribbean health research council award 2011 the order of merit jose joaquin gomez award from the university of cartagena colombia 2013 an honorary doctor of law degree from the university of st andrews scotland on the occasion of its 600th anniversary 2013 the 11th congressional district of the usa declared february 11 2015 the eon nigel harris day in recognition of his contributions to medical research and an annual lectureship in his name has been initiated by the caribbean association of rheumatology car source  https uwiedu alumnionline newsandupdates uwivicechancelloremeritusprofessorenigelharriswasa  ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58 th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana contact ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc 5926235104 former ug chancellor guyanese professor e nigel harris was awarded the erwin neter award  