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Travel Award

IJMS Travel Award was launched in 2016, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology, molecular medicine, biomaterial, and molecular biophysics, 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 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 3
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences Travel Award

Winner announcement date: 31 December 2025

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

Winner
  • Graciosa Quelhas Teixeira avatar imageGraciosa Quelhas Teixeira
    Graciosa Quelhas Teixeira
    Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Ulm, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
  • Edina Poletto avatar imageEdina Poletto
    Edina Poletto
    Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
  • Inês Margarida Vieira da Silva avatar imageInês Margarida Vieira da Silva
    Inês Margarida Vieira da Silva
    Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Award Committee
  • Maurizio Battino avatar imageMaurizio Battino
    Maurizio Battino
    Chairman
    Università Politecnica delle Marche
  • João Pedro Silva avatar imageJoão Pedro Silva
    João Pedro Silva
    UCIBIO, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto
  • Vladimir N. Uversky avatar imageVladimir N. Uversky
    Vladimir N. Uversky
    University of South Florida
  • Setsuko Komatsu avatar imageSetsuko Komatsu
    Setsuko Komatsu
    Fukui University of Technology
  • Yanjie Xie avatar imageYanjie Xie
    Yanjie Xie
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  • Claudio Santi avatar imageClaudio Santi
    Claudio Santi
    University of Perugia
  • Consolato Sergi avatar imageConsolato Sergi
    Consolato Sergi
    University of Alberta

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