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Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2021, the JCM 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 clinical and pre-clinical research, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to May every year and winners are announced in July.

The Prize:
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

 
JCM Best PhD Thesis Award
 
Application deadline: 31 May 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.

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

Giuseppe Barilaro
Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Award Committee

Dr. Kent Doi Chairman
The University of Tokyo Hospital
Dr. JCM Editorial Office
MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Prof. Anastasios Kollias
Hypertension Center, Third Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital

Winner

Victor Marcos-Garces
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Award Committee

Prof. Emmanuel Andrès Chairman
University Hospital of Strasbourg
Dr. Yacov Shacham
Tel-Aviv Sourasky medical center
Dr. JCM Editorial Office
MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Dr. Teruhiko Imamura
University of Toyama

Winner

Atheer Awad
University College London, UK

Award Committee

Prof. Emmanuel Andrès Chairman
University Hospital of Strasbourg
Dr. Akihiko Hiyama
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science,Tokai University School of Medicine
Prof. Domenico De Berardis
Department of Mental Health, ASL 4 Teramo
Dr. Catherine J. Andersen
University of Connecticut
Dr. Mauro Giovanni Carta
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