Dear Colleague,

We are inviting nominations for the Medicina 2021 Young Investigator Award, which will be awarded for remarkable research or career achievements. The nominations will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided by the Editor-in-Chief of Medicina Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius.

Candidate Requirements:
– Ground-breaking contribution to the advancement of medicine;
– 40 years age or under (by 31 December, 2020);
– Candidates must be nominated by senior researchers, research directors, or department heads.

Required Application Documents:
– Curriculum Vitae and a list of publications;
– A description of the candidate’s research and a scanned copy of the candidate’s doctorate certificate;
– Recommendation letter from established senior scientists.

The award consists of 2000 Swiss Francs and a waiver of the 1500 Swiss Francs article processing fee for a manuscript accepted for publication in Medicina; there will be two awardees.

Schedule:
– Nomination deadline: 15 December, 2020
– Winners announced: 1 February, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Medicina 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2018 in Medicina were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief, will receive the award.

1. Characterization and Comparison of Nutritional Intake between Preparatory and Competitive Phase of Highly Trained Athletes

Authors: Catarina L. Nunes, Catarina N. Matias, Diana A. Santos, José P. Morgado, Cristina P. Monteiro, Mónica Sousa, Cláudia S. Minderico, Paulo M. Rocha, Marie-Pierre St-Onge, Luís B. Sardinha and Analiza M. Silva Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/54/3/41

Grant: The award consists of 800 CHF and one free publication before 31 December 2020, after the normal peer-review procedure.

2. Current Research on the Safety of Pyrethroids Used as Insecticides

Authors: Agnieszka Chrustek, Iga Hołyńska-Iwan, Inga Dziembowska, Joanna Bogusiewicz, Marcin Wróblewski, Anna Cwynar and Dorota Olszewska-Słonina Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/54/4/61

Grant: The award consists of 800 CHF and one free publication before 31 December 2020, after the normal peer-review procedure.

We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Medicina and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.

Dear Colleagues,

We are now inviting applications for the 2020 Travel Award from residents, fellows, and other non-fellow postdoctoral trainees. The award will go toward the winner attending and participating in the medical conference of their choice in 2020.

The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided over by the Editor-in-Chief of Medicina, Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius.

Candidate Requirements:
–– Have an abstract submitted to a medical conference.
–– Submit a curriculum vitae.
–– Submit a one-page statement describing research interests and possible career plans in a medical sub-specialty.
–– Submit a recommendation letter from a mentor.

The Travel Award will sponsor the travel of one dedicated resident, fellow, or other non-fellow postdoctoral trainee to an upcoming meeting*, where the winner will present an abstract as a first author. The stipend will be given on a competitive basis. This grant is restricted to a one-time acceptance.

The Travel Award consists of 800 Swiss Francs (approximately $800 USD) and is sponsored by the journal Medicina. Please apply online at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/awards by 15 December 2019. The award winner will be announced by the end of January 2020.

We look forward to receiving your applications.

Kind regards,
Igor Matic ([email protected])
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius

* Applications for meetings or conferences starting before February 2020 will not be considered.

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting applications for a Travel Award for residents, fellows, and other non-fellow postdoctoral trainees to attend a scientific meeting with relevance to a medical field of their choice in 2019.
The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided by the

Editor-in-Chief of Medicina,
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius

Candidate Requirements:

–– Abstract submitted to a medical conference
–– Applicant’s curriculum vitae, along with a one-page statement from the candidate
describing his/her research interests and possible career plans in a medical
sub-specialty.
–– Recommendation letter from by his/her mentor.

The Award will sponsor residents, fellows, and other non-fellow postdoctoral trainees to attend an upcoming meeting *, while presenting an abstract as a first author. The stipend will be given on a competitive basis. This grant is restricted to a one-time acceptance.
The Award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs (approximately $800 USD) and is sponsored by the journal Medicina. Please apply online at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/awards by 30th April 2019. The awardee will be announced by the end of May 2019.
We look forward to receiving your applications.

Kind regards,
Igor Matic ([email protected])
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius