Travel Award

Pathogens Travel Award was launched in 2018, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of pathogens and pathogen–host interactions, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from April to November every year and winners are announced by the end of February of the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 2

 
Pathogens Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 30 November 2026
Winner announcement: 28 February 2027

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2027 (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
 
Year: 

Winner

Jil Alexandra Haase
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA
Wesley Freppel
Griffith University, Australia

Award Committee

Dr. Hinh Ly Chairperson
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Dr. Claudio Farina
ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII
Dr. Yuying Liang
University of Minnesota
Prof. Dr. Longzhu Cui
Jichi Medial University

Winner

Vanessa Silva
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Hejun Liu
The Scripps Research Institute
Tomokazu Tamura
Princeton University

Award Committee

Prof. Lawrence Young Chairperson
University of Warwick
Dr. Sébastien Besteiro
University of Montpellier, CNRS
Prof. Dr. Fabrizio Fabrizi
Dr. Alexander David Barrow

Winner

Magali Roques
Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Norman van Rhijn
University of Manchester
Allison K. Scherer
Massachusetts General Hospital

Winner

Krystyna Cwiklinski
Queen's University Belfast
Rebecca Sumner
University College London

Winner

Ana Raquel Pinho Freitas
UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto
Anna Conrad
Department of Plant Pathology The Ohio State University
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