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The Wellcome Trust Award for Research in Biochemistry Related to Medicine was a biennial award that recognised distinguished research leading to new advances in medical science from 1978 to 2002.





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This award was presented between 1958-2008 with the award winner being asked to assess the impact of recent advances and developments in biochemistry in their particular field of research.



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