Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that MPs will be providing a 2023 Travel Award for junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee consisting of senior scholars from the MPs Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support to the winners to attend an international conference (physical or virtual) in the field of Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Biomedical Sciences, and other relevant scientific fields to be held in 2023, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference (physical or virtual) in 2023 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– 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 as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

Prizes:
There will be one winner this year who will be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the MPs 2023 Travel Award online by 31 January 2023. Prizes will be awarded at the end of March 2023 and announced on the MPs website.

Kind regards,
Editor-in-Chief,
Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio,
on behalf of the MPs 2023 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of the MPs 2021 Best Paper Award, which will be granted to one paper published in MPs from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021. The winning paper will be selected after thorough evaluation by the MPs Award Committee, which will be led by Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio, and the winner will be announced at the end of February 2023.

Eligibility for the awards:
– Papers published in MPs from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The paper will be selected by the journal Award Committee, according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Relevance to the journal’s field;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citation and download rates until 31 December 2022.

Prizes:
There will be one winner this year, who will receive the following:
– CHF 500 (Swiss francs);
– An opportunity to publish a paper, free of charge, in MPs in 2023, following the normal peer-review procedure;
– A certificate.

The winner will be announced on the journal website at the end of February 2023.

Kind regards,
MPs Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of MPs, I am pleased to announce the winner of the MPs 2022 Travel Award.
The award has been granted to Mr. Pere Catala, a PhD candidate whose research focuses on the development of cell-based regenerative therapy protocols for the human corneal endothelium, under supervision of Dr. Mor Dickman, Dr. Vanessa LaPointe and Prof. Dr. Rudy Nuijts.

With so many high-quality applications, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. I would like to thank all the applicants for submitting such a diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner on his accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio
Editor-in-Chief, MPs

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the MPs 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2020 in MPs were considered for the award. After thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the one winning paper, nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio, has been selected.

Production and Purification of Artificial Circular RNA Sponges for Application in Molecular Biology and Medicine
By Janina Breuer and Oliver Rossbach
Methods Protoc. 2020, 3(2), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/mps3020042.

The winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free in MPs in 2022.

On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate Dr. Janina Breuer and Dr. Oliver Rossbach on their accomplishment. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the exceptional papers considered for this award for their contributions to MPs, and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio, MPs

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the MPs 2020–2021 Travel Award. The Evaluation Committee was very impressed with the high quality of work presented for consideration. After careful evaluation, we can now announce that the award has been granted to Ms. Tanja Eisemann, post-doctoral fellow in the SBP Medical Discovery Institute. Her impressive research work focuses on the tumor microenvironment and its impact on the development and dissemination of brain tumors.

Ms. Tanja Eisemann will receive 800 Swiss Francs, which she can put forth to attend academic conferences in 2021.

We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, we congratulate the winner on her accomplishments. 

Kind regards,
MPs Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the MPs 2019 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2019 in MPs were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the following winning paper, which was nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, has been selected.

The DIVER Microscope for Imaging in Scattering Media
By Alexander Dvornikov, Leonel Malacrida and Enrico Gratton
Methods Protoc. 2019, 2(2), 53.

The authors will receive an award of CHF 500 and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer-review procedure. We believe the above paper represents a valuable contribution to MPs and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.

Kind regards,
MPs Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Methods and Protocols, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 MPs Travel Award. The award was granted to Dr. Guerrino Macori, postdoctoral fellow of the Teagasc Food Research Centre. He will receive 800 Swiss Francs for travel expenses to attend the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2019 in ICC Belfast, UK.

Dr. Guerrino Macori’s current research is focused on analysis of genomic data for the assembly of new bacterial genomes and phylogenetic studies for the tracing of food-borne outbreaks. He has an active interest in computational analysis and in genomic data science. He is currently taking algorithms development and machine learning courses in order to widen his knowledge in these fields and possibly use them in the development of novel approaches and applications in molecular microbiology.

MPs is proud to support this young researcher working in the field of microbial ecology and wish him further success in his career. We are grateful to all who submitted applications; thank you for letting us get to know you and your work. We hope you will continue supporting MPs in the future.

I personally would like to congratulate the winner and thank the members of the Selection Committee for their excellent work in choosing the winner from such a large number of excellent candidates.

Prof. Dr. Fernando Albericio
Editor-in-Chief of MPs