Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting applications for two Travel Awards (400 CHF, Swiss Francs, each), including an invitation to publish a paper free of charge each, for a PhD student and a post doctoral researcher who will attend GP2A 2019. The nominations and applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars in this field.

Candidate Requirements:

• Applicants must be a PhD student or Postdoctoral researcher within the research field of medicinal chemistry or related drug sciences, in a broader sense.
• Applicants will attend GP2A 2019 to present their research (oral presentation or poster).
• Applicants are required to submit the following documents:
  -- a proof of acceptance of the abstract and the abstract itself
  -- a CV, along with a one-page statement from the candidate describing his/her education background, research interests, and a list of publications
  -- recommendation letter from their supervisors. Supervisors should sign and confirm that the applicants fulfill all the requirements

Please submit your applications here by 31 July 2019. We look forward to receiving your applications and the winners will be announced at the GP2A conference at the end of August 2019.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award:

Shining LOO, a final year graduate student at Nanyang Technological University, whose research focuses on expanding the chemical space of active constituents in medicinal plants, with particular focus on cysteinerich peptides. She is planning to present her work “Mitochondria-targeting peptide from Hibiscus sabdariffa” at Experimental Biology 2018, San Diego, CA, USA. The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde,
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2017 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award:

Diana I. S. P. Resende, Postdoc fellow at CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, whose research focuses on novel marine products with biotechnological applications. She is planning to present her work “Synthetic Strategies for the Synthesis of Quinazoline Alkaloid Derivatives with Promising Biological Activities” at the 20th European Symposium of Organic Chemistry (ESOC). The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde,
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2016 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award:

ZESERGIO MELO JEREZ, Postdoc fellow at the Instituto de Neurobiologia UNAM, whose research focuses on defining the role of the hormone prolactin (PRL) and its molecular variants known as vasoinhibins (Vi) on neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth. He is planning to present his work “Vasoinhibins Block NGF-Induced Neurite Outgrowth and Decrease Survival of PC12 Cells” at the The 39th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (Neuroscience 2016). The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde,
Editor-in-Chief