Travel Award

The Metabolites Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is granted every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the fields of metabolomics, metabolic biochemistry, computational and systems biology, biotechnology, and medicine, helping to increase their influence. The application period will be open from April through December each year, with the winners notified by the end of March the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Metabolites Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 December 2025
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. students, or research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information about 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 candidate’s supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status at the applicable institution.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Marisa Maia
University of Lisbon, Portugal

Award Committee

Prof. Hunter Moseley Chairman
University of Kentucky
Dr. Jeremy Carlier
Marche Polytechnic University, Department of Excellence of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Legal Medicine, Unit of Forensic Toxicology
Dr. Thusitha Rupasinghe
Metabolomics Australia
Dr. David Beale
CSIRO
Prof. Dr. Chi Chen
University of Minnesota

Winner

Dorrain Yanwen Low
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Amedeo Lonardo Chairman
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria
Prof. Dr. Maciej Banach
Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medial University of Lodz
Dr. David Beale
CSIRO
Prof. Hunter Moseley
University of Kentucky
Dr. Leonardo Tenori
University of Florence

Winner

Francisco Maria Reis Ventura Rosado Traquete
University of Lisbon, Potugal

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer Chairman
UdS
Prof. Dr. Nils Færgeman
Dr. Victor Gault
Prof. Philip Britz-McKibbin
Prof. Dr. Amedeo Lonardo
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria

Winner

Fredd Vergara
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany
Jennifer Matthews
University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Winner

Xiaotao Shen
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Winner

KATIE HILLYER
Victoria University of Wellington
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