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As the Editor-in-Chief of Cells, it is my great pleasure to announce Dr. David Sánchez Porras as the winner of the Cells 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.
The award has been granted to:
“Design, Generation, and Preclinical Evaluation of Biomimetic Substitutes for Hyaline Cartilage Based on the Combination of Microtissues, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, and Biomaterials”. By Dr. David Sánchez Porras, University of Granada, Spain
The winner will receive CHF 800 and an electronic certificate.
On behalf of the evaluation committee, we congratulate Dr. David Sánchez Porras on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses, as well as the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential; – The PhD thesis must be their original work; – The PhD thesis must be defended between 31 October 2022 and 15 December 2023.
List of Documents for Application
– Quality of resume and publications; – Relevance of the candidate and research description; – Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis; – Strength of the recommendation letter; – Anticipated academic potential; – Originality and impact of the research.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Daniela S. C. Bispo
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Dr. Roger Schneiter
University of Fribourg
Prof. Fulvio Reggiori
University Medical center Groningen
Prof. Kazuyuki Kitatani
Setsunan University
Dr. Bor Luen Tang
National University of Singapore
Winner
Nimmy Varghese Thiruthanathil
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Winner
David Sánchez Porras
University of Granada, Spain
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Winner
Oguzhan Begik
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Dr. Roger Schneiter
University of Fribourg
Dr. Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev
K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, RAS, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Fulvio Reggiori
University Medical center Groningen
Prof. Yu Xue
Winner
Anukriti Mathur
Australian National University, Australia
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Prof. Mark R. Wilson
University of Wollongong
Prof. Fulvio Reggiori
University Medical center Groningen
Prof. Dr. Ziv Gil
Holy Family Hospital Nazareth
Dr. Pablo García de Frutos
Prof. Christian Münz
University of Zürich
Prof. Natascia Tiso
Department of Biology - University of Padova
Prof. Dr. R. Martin Vabulas
Dr. Alessandro Poggi
Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Dr. Christian Dani
Institut Biology Valrose, INSERM/CNRS/UCA
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