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Application deadline: 31 January 2026
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Titta Kuorelahti
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Stefano Di Paolo
IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Richard Kreider
Chairman
Dr. Clayton L. Camic, Ph.D.
Northern Illinois University
Dr. Dale Wilson Chapman
School of Allied Health, Curtin University
Dr. Thomas Kaminski
University of Delaware
Winner
Behnam Liaghat
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Shane Ryan
South East Technological University, Ireland
Award Committee
Prof. Eling de Bruin
Chairman
IBWS, ETHZ
Dr. David Bentley
None
Prof. François Billaut
University Laval
Prof. Dr. Silvio Rene Lorenzetti
School of Engineering, ZHAW
Prof. Tom L Broderick
Midwestern University, College of Graduate Studies, Department of Physiology
Winner
Sara Samadzadeh
University of Düsseldorf, Germany
Gustavo Oliveira da Silva
Nove de Julho University, Brazil
Award Committee
Ms. Sports Editorial Office
Chairman
Sports Editorial Office
Dr. Andrew Hatchett
Health Sciences Program Coordinator
Dr. Antonio Tessitore
University of Rome "Foro Italico"
Dr. Diane E. Mack
Brock University
Prof. Professor Michael Kingsley
La Trobe University and University of Auckland
Winner
Ben Kirk
University of Melbourne
Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes
University of Laval
Winner
Paul Collings
Bradford Institute for Health Research, UK
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