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Best PhD Thesis Award

The application deadline for the JCDD Best PhD Thesis Award has been extended. Entries will now be accepted until 31 July 2025. We are looking forward to receiving applications from all over the world.

Launched in 2023, the JCDD 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 cardiovascular medicine, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from September to July every year and winners are announced in September.

The Prize:

– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year;
– An electronic certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

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Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease Best PhD Thesis Award

Winners announced

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

Winner
  • James Emerson
    James Emerson
    Duke University, USA
Award Committee
  • Thomas Brand
    Thomas Brand
    Chairman
    Imperial College London, UK
  • Donato Mele
    Donato Mele
    University of Padova, Italy
  • Martin Schweiger
    Martin Schweiger
    University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
  • Zhonghua Sun
    Zhonghua Sun
    Curtin University, Australia

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