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Best PhD Thesis Award

Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Antibiotics Best PhD Thesis Award has been postponed to 30 November 2026.

The Editorial Office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Launched in 2021, the Antibiotics Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, microbiology and pharmacology, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from March to August every year, and winners are announced in October.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
– The opportunity to publish your PhD thesis with MDPI Books free of charge.

Number of Winners: 2

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Antibiotics Best PhD Thesis Award

Winner announcement date: 30 November 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2025.

List of Documents for Application

– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Past Winners

Winner
  • KWKelvin J.Y. Wu
    Kelvin J.Y. Wu
    Harvard University
  • MMMartino Morici
    Martino Morici
    University of Hamburg
Award Committee
  • Nicholas Dixon
    Prof. Nicholas Dixon
    Chairman
    University of Wollongong
  • Sandra Pinto
    Dr. Sandra Pinto
    Instituto Superior Técnico
  • Marc Maresca
    Dr. Marc Maresca
    Aix Marseille University
  • Célia Fortuna Rodrigues
    Prof. Dr. Célia Fortuna Rodrigues
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