EBSA acknowledges outstanding scientific activity with awards. The EBSA Young Investigators’ Medal and Prize has along tradition. It was established in 2000 and was awarded nine times. The Avanti Polar Lipid / EBSA Award is a new initiative and was first given in 2013.
EBSA Young Investigators’ Medal and Prize
Invitation to nominate candidates
The EBSA Executive Committee invites all Member Societies to nominate candidates for the next EBSA Prize to be awarded at the 14th Biophysics Congress, in Stockholm in 2023. The winner of the Prize receives 2000 EUR and a medal, and will present a lecture at the Congress, as well as be expected to contribute an article to the European Biophysics Journal (either a review or original article). Under normal conditions, it is a condition of being awarded the Prize, that the Awardee attends the congress in the year that the Prize is awarded. Free registration for the congress, and two nights accommodation only will be provided.
The prize is attributed to an independent researcher, normally within 12 years from PhD at the time the prize is given, although allowance will be made for any career breaks such as maternity leave or compulsory military service. Candidates should be working in one of the Member countries. Nominations (at most 2 pages long) by the National Societies (only one nomination from any society) should be sent to the EBSA Secretary before 31 December 2022.
The nomination should follow the structure below:
- Name of the Nominee:
- Institutional position and affiliation:
- Date of PhD:
- Career breaks (if applicable):
- Number of articles as corresponding author:
- Description of the Nominee's scientific excellence, leadership and creativity:
- Paragraph stating additional reasons for the nomination:
The nomination form should be supplemented by the Nominee's CV (not exceeding 2 pages), List of Publications, and reprints of maximum 3 publications. The decision will be made by the Executive Committee based on scientific excellence, leadership and creativity, with the possibility to call in external reviewers.
2021 Winner of the EBSA Prize is Yaser Hasem, Bordeaux, France:
The prize was presented during the 13th European Biophysics Congress held on July 24 - 28, 2021 in Vienna, Austria.
Winners of the EBSA Prize:
2021 | Yaser Hashem | Bordeaux, France | |||
2019 | Pere Roca-Cusachs | Barcelona, Spain | lecture | ||
2017 | Philipp Kukura | Oxford, UK | lecture | ||
2015 | Iva Tolić | Zagreb, Croatia | lecture | invited review | video lecture |
2013 | Michael Sixt | Klosterneuburg, Austria | |||
2011 | Kinneret Keren | Haifa, Israel | lecture | invited review | |
2009 | Mikel Valle | Derio-Bizkaia, Spain | lecture | invited review | |
2007 | Marc Baldus | Göttingen, Germany | lecture | invited review | |
2005 | György Panyi | Debrecen, Hungary | lecture | invited review | |
2003 | Martin Weik | Grenoble, France | lecture | ||
2000 | Justin Molloy | York, UK | lecture |
Avanti Polar Lipids / EBSA Award – established in 2012
Avanti Polar Lipids, Incorporated has established biennial award to be given by EBSA. The award will be presented at the following EBSA Congress to an investigator for outstanding contributions to our understanding of lipid biophysics. The winner receives an honorarium of US$ 3,000 and a medal, and will present a lecture at the Congress. Under normal conditions, it is a condition of being awarded the Prize, that the Awardee attends the congress in the year that the Prize is awarded. Free registration for the congress, and two nights accommodation only will be provided.
Eligibility:
Nominations packets must include the following:
The nomination packet, in PDF format, should be emailed to the current EBSA President: Elena Pohl, (elena.pohl(at)vetmeduni.ac.at)
Deadline for nominations: 31 December 2022
2021 Winner of Avanti Polar Lipids / EBSA Award is Elina Ikonen, Helsinki, Finland
The prize was presented during the 13th European Biophysics Congress held on July 24 - 28, 2021 in Vienna, Austria.
Winners of Avanti Polar Lipids / EBSA Award:
2021 | Elina Ikonen | Helsinki, Finland | ||
2019 | Bruno Antonny | Valbonne, France | lecture | |
2017 | Jean Marie Ruysschaert | Bruxelles, Belgium | lecture | |
2015 | J. Antoinette Killian | Utrecht, The Netherlands | lecture | invited review |
2013 | Félix M. Goñi | Bizkaia, Spain | lecture |