Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2021, the Cells Best PhD Thesis Award is annually presented to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of cell biology, encouraging them to continue their outstanding work and further contribute to their field. Applications for this award are open from July every year, and winners are announced in the July of the following year.
The Prize:
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– An electronic certificate.
Number of Winners: 1
Cells Best PhD Thesis Award
Application deadline: 30 April 2025
Winner announcement: 31 July 2025
Winner announcement: 31 July 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
- 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 in 2024.
List of Documents for Application
- An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
- A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
- The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
- An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
- A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
David Sánchez Porras
Department of Histology & Tissue Engineering Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairman
University of Minnesota
Winner
Oguzhan Begik
Centre for Genomic Regulation
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairman
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
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairman
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
