Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2022, the Genes Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of genetics and genomics and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from July to May of next year, and winners are announced in September.

The Prize

– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A certificate;
– A voucher to cover article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: One

Genes Best PhD Thesis Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements

The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
The PhD thesis must be their original work;
The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.

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

JPJeremie Oliver Piña
Jeremie Oliver Piña
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Award Committee

Selvarangan Ponnazhagan
Selvarangan Ponnazhagan
Chairman
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Darren Griffin
Darren Griffin
University of Kent
AFAntonio Figueras
Antonio Figueras