Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2022, the Genes Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of genetics and genomics, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from July to May of next year and winners are announced in September.
The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of Winners: One
Genes Best PhD Thesis Award
Application deadline: 31 May 2025
Winner announcement: 30 September 2025
Winner announcement: 30 September 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.
Required Application Documents
- 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
Seon-Hwa Bae
Gene Engineering Division, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Republic of Korea
Award Committee
Dr. Selvarangan Ponnazhagan
Chairman
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Christos Kontos
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Dr. Claudia Ricci
University of Siena
Prof. Dr. Mariarosa Anna Beatrice Melone
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Winner
Esther Herrera Luis
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cell Biology, and Genetics, Universidad de La Laguna
Award Committee
Prof. J. Peter W. Young
Chairman
University of York
Prof. Wolfram Kunz
University
Prof. Dror Sharon
Hadassah- Hebrew University Medical Center
Prof. Silvia Turroni
Unit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna
Dr. Nico M. Van Straalen
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
