Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the TropicalMed 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Haley Adcox.
Dr. Haley Adcox is a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Jason Carlyon’s lab within the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Dr. Haley Adcox’s research interest is in host pathogen interactions. Dr. Haley Adcox completed her PhD on Microbiology and Immunology and has an outstanding publication record, currently comprising 14 publications in peer-reviewed international journals with several more in progress. Her Scopus scientific citations number is 172, and her Hirsch index is 7. She is clearly a rising star in the field of obligate intracellular pathogens. As a single applicant, Dr. Haley Adcox secured a two-year predoctoral grant from the American Heart Association. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Haley Adcox for her outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Haley Adcox will receive an honorarium of CHF 1000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 2023 in TropicalMed after peer review, and an electronic certificate.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Prof. Dr. John Frean
Editor-in-Chief, TropicalMed
Award Committee