World Malaria Day—“Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must.”, 25 April 2026
World Malaria Day, observed annually on 25 April, celebrates the importance of raising awareness of malaria and the preventive efforts to control the disease, with the ultimate goal of eradicating malaria worldwide. With the development of new vaccines, treatments, malaria control tools, and pioneering technologies, ending malaria within our lifetime has become a real possibility.
In recognition of World Malaria Day, MDPI reaffirms its commitment to advancing cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research. Through open access publishing, we support the dissemination of discoveries in Public Health & Healthcare, Medicine & Pharmacology, Biology, Life Sciences, and related fields —ensuring knowledge is accessible and empowering researchers to contribute to the next generation of scientific and technological breakthroughs.
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MDPI established the Tu Youyou Award in 2016 to honor Professor Tu Youyou’s remarkable contributions to human health and acknowledge exceptional scholars committed to the research fields of natural product and medicinal chemistry.
Prize:
- CHF 100,000 (to be divided equally should multiple recipients be awarded);
- An award medal and a certificate.
Nomination Deadline: 31 October 2026.
For further information, please visit the Tu Youyou Award website (https://tuyouyouprize.org/).
For any inquiries, please contact the Tu Youyou Award Team at tuyouyouaward@mdpi.com.
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Prof. Eleni Patsoula, |
Prof. Oleksii Skorokhod, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Italy |
Prof. Dr. Toshio Hattori, |
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Dr. Kostas Eleftheratos, |
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