Travel Award
The Antibiotics Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, microbiology, and pharmacology, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from April to October every year, and winners are announced by the end of December.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.
Number of Winners: 2
Antibiotics Travel Award
Winner announcement date: 31 December 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, MD students, research fellows or clinical medical staff in their first 3 years of practice;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2027 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Winner
- ASAna Cristina Fidalgo Almeida SantosAna Cristina Fidalgo Almeida SantosUCIBIO, Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Laboratório Associado i4HB, Instituto para a Saúde e a Bioeconomia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- SLSILVIA DI LODOVICOSILVIA DI LODOVICOPharmacy Department, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
Award Committee
Nicholas DixonProf. Nicholas DixonUniversity of WollongongChairman
Manuel SimõesProf. Dr. Manuel SimõesUniversidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia- ABAdriano BrandelliProf. Adriano BrandelliDepartment of Food Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Majdi Al-HasanProf. Dr. Majdi Al-HasanUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine
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