The Fermentation Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented every twice year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of fermentation related to new and emerging products, processes and technologies, including biopharmaceuticals and biotech drugs, which helps to increase their influence. The application will open from April to October, and winners will be announced by the end of December every year.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.
Number of winners: 2
Fermentation 2021 Travel Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students, research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2022 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Winner
Michela Verni
University of Bari
Philipp Demling
Institute of Applied Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University
Award Committee
Prof. Thaddeus Ezeji
Chairman
The Ohio State University
Prof. Christian Kennes
UNiversity of La Coruña
Dr. Daniel Cozzolino
University of Queensland
Prof. Antonio Morata
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Dr. Charles Edwards
washington state university
Prof. Dr. Flavia Marinelli
Dr. Mohamed Koubaa
ESCOM Chimie
Dr. Nicolai S. Panikov
Northeastern University
Prof. Dr. Johannes Wöstemeyer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Winner
Heinrich Kroukamp
Dr. Heinrich Kroukamp, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia. His research focuses on the tailoring of yeast protein secretion to allow for increased production of industrially valuable proteins and expanding the su
Joana Resende Ortigueira
Ms. Joana Resende Ortigueira, a PhD student in Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) and the National Laboratory for Energy and Geology (LNEG), Lisbon, Portugal. Her research focuses on the evaluation of food waste and its valorization th
Winner
Matthew L. Bochman
Dr. Matthew L. Bochman, an Assistant Professor at the Indiana University, IN, USA. His research focuses on the functions of RecQ and Pif1 family helicases to maintain genome integrity. He also works on yeasts and fermentation in connection with the craft
Francesca Berini
Dr. Francesca Berini, a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Insubria, Italy. Her research focuses on the production of recombinant proteins by fermentation, using Escherichia coli and streptomycetes and characterization of hydrolytic enzymes fro
