European Society of Gene and Cell 2010 awards
The European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy is pleased to announce the call for nominations to its Achievement Awards.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates must be Members of the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy.
- Candidates must be nominated by two (or more) ESGCT Members.
- Candidates must have conducted original research in basic science, technology development and/or clinical translation in the field of Gene and Cell therapy.
- Awardees must be available to give a presentation of their work at the XVII ESGCT Annual meeting held in Milano, Italy on October 22-25 2010.
Award-specific eligibility criteria for applicants to:
The travel grants
Must be PhD students or first post docs and will be selected based on highest abstract score at the Annual ESGCT Congress.
The Young Investigator Award
Must have been awarded his/her first PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree*) more than 2 and less than 9 years prior to the
deadline of the call. Extension of this period may be allowed in case of eligible career breaks: Maternity or paternity leave
(1 year per child born after the PhD award), leave taken for long-term illness, national service, leave taken for unavoidable
statutory reasons (e.g. clinical qualification). The cumulative eligibility period should anyhow not surpass 12 years
following the award of the first PhD.
*For medical doctors, date of the clinical speciality completion is the time reference for calculation of the eligibility
time-window. For MD, PhD, date of the PhD award takes precedence in the calculation of the eligibility time-window.
The Outstanding Achievement Award
Must be an established researcher who has made a long term contribution to the field. The winner of this award will also be
eligible for the Breakthrough investigator award when a significant breakthrough has been made which will be rewarded by an
additional €500 from ESGCT and a trophy.
Nomination and Selection Process
Nominations for the ESGCT Awards must be submitted by two or more Members of the Society in writing to the ESGCT board no
later than 31 August, 2010. Nomination letters should provide an overview of the candidate’s contributions to the field of
gene therapy.
Nominations materials include:
- Two or more nomination letters from Members of ESGCT (500 words or less)
- Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography of nominee
- PDF’s of the applicants two best papers
All nominations will be reviewed by the ESCGT Awards Selection Committee.
Sponsoring an award
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