Prof Harries was appointed to the Faculty of Public Health & Epidemiology of F1000 when it was founded 10 years ago. As such, each month he selects what he thinks is the most important article published in his area and writes a 300–350 word review of it. The review is then vetted by F1000 and posted to its website.
F1000 has a faculty of more than 10,000 expert scientists and clinical researchers who cover over 3,000 peer-reviewed journals. Articles that are reviewed become part of a database that is updated daily. It now includes over 100,000 evaluations of the top published articles in biology and medicine.
The F1000 Faculty of the Year awards were established as part of the organisation's 10-year anniversary celebration. In addition to Prof Harries, faculty members from 8 countries representing 31 other disciplines were recognised for their contributions.
For more information about the F1000, visit http://f1000.com