Martin Burke has been selected to received the prestigious 2009 Amgen Young Investigators Award from Amgen, Inc. The award includes an unrestricted grant of $25,000, and the opportunity to present a lecture at an Amgen symposium on Thursday, October 8, 2009.

The Amgen Young Investigator Award recognizes young chemists who are making significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry and pharmaceutical research. For more information about Amgen, please visit the Amgen website.