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As Editor-in-Chief of Toxins, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to: Dr. Karoline Sanches, a PhD student at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, who will attend the 8th Venoms to Drugs conference, Moreton Island, Australia; and Dr. Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari, a postdoctoral fellow at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA, who will attend the International Conferences on the Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of the Clostridia, Banff, Canada.
As the awardees, they will each receive an honorarium of CHF 500 and an electronic certificate.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting the diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.
Prof. Dr. Jay Fox Editor-in-Chief, Toxins
Toxins 2023 Travel Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Mercedes Taroncher Ruiz
Faculty of Pharmacy, university of Valencia, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Jay William Fox
Chairman
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology
Dr. Marc Maresca
Aix Marseille University
Dr. Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
University of Tennessee
Dr. Jacob Galan
University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Winner
Karoline Sanches
Monash University
Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Jay William Fox
Chairman
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology
