5 March 2026
Current Issues in Molecular Biology Travel Award—Winners Announced


We are delighted to announce the winners of the CIMB 2026 Travel Award. This award supports early career researchers by facilitating their participation in key international conferences in molecular biology in 2026, enabling them to present their outstanding work and engage with the global scientific community.

Please join us in congratulating the following winners:

  1. Dr. Alireza Shoari from the Mayo Clinic, USA
    • Conference: The 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting;
    • Presentation title: “Engineered TIMP-1 Variants Targeting MMP-9 with Enhanced Specificity: A Dual-Targeting Strategy for Improved Breast Cancer Therapy”.
  1. Dr. Kunj Bihari Gupta from the Augusta University, USA
    • Conference: AACR Annual Meeting 2026;
    • Presentation title: “From Metal to Malignancy: How ROS and inflammatory cytokines accelerate Cadmium-induced Prostate Carcinogenesis”.

We extend our warmest congratulations to the awardees. Current Issues in Molecular Biology (CIMB, ISSN: 1467-3045) is proud to support their research dissemination and looks forward to the impact of their presented work. We also thank all applicants for their high-quality submissions.

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