Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
the Editor-in-Chief of Marine Drugs, I am pleased to announce that the co-winners of the 2019 Marine Drugs Award for Young Investigators are:
Dr. Sergey Dyshlovoy, Senior research scientist, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald-Tumorzentrum, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany; Laboratory of Marine Natural Products Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 69002 Vladivostok, Russian Federation. Dr. Dyshlovoy’s research is focused on: (1) The anticancer activity of marine secondary metabolites; (2) biochemistry and cell biology to investigate the mechanisms of action of marine anticancer compounds.
Dr. Usama R. Abdelmosen, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Minia University, Egypt. Dr. Abdelmosen’s research is focused on: (1) Antiinfective natural products from sponge-associated actinomycetes; (2) metabolomics and genomics tools in the identification of secondary metabolites;
The two co-winners will share 2000 Swiss Francs (each receive 1000 CHF) and both will receive a certificate and an offer to publish a paper free-of-charge in Marine Drugs, after peer review.
I want to thank all the excellent young scientists sending applications for this award: their brilliant CVs made the choice very difficult. These young colleagues are strongly encouraged to continue their research with enthusiasm; I am sure that they will guarantee a bright future for our research field!
Marine Drugs Editor-in-Chief,
Prof. Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati, Ph.D.
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