Travel Award
Antibodies 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 antibodies and antigens, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from November to August every year and winners are announced by the end of September.
The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate;
Number of Winners: 1
Antibodies Travel Award
Application deadline: 31 August 2026
Winner announcement: 30 September 2026
Winner announcement: 30 September 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (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
Year:
Winner
Zhang Minchuan
Singapore Immunology Network
Award Committee
Prof. Arne Skerra
Chairperson
Prof. Mattias Collin
Lund University
Prof. Dr. Serge Muyldermans
VUB
Winner
Annika Frede
Karolinska Institute
Winner
Min Shen
Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut
Carlos Castrillon
the Institut Pasteur, Paris, France (laboratory of Dr. Pierre Bruhns)
Dr. Veronika Chromikova
Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Winner
Ms. Yanling Wu
Fudan University, Shanghai，China
Mr. Mark Bailey
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York，USA
