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Objectiu de la convocatòria
In order to promote young scientists early in their career, SciLifeLab has engaged in a collaboration with AAAS and Science magazine, co-funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, to award an annual prize in the area of life science for the best PhD thesis work.

The 2016 categories are:
  • Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Ecology and Environment
  • Genomics and Proteomics
  • Translational Medicine
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    El personal de l'IMIM i PSMAR que necessiteu més informació adreceu-vos a:
    Servei de Recerca. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003-Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.05.76.
    Marta López: mlopez4@imim.es Ext.: 1576
    Carol Barnwell: cbarnwell@imim.es Ext.1670
    Convocatòria (URL)
    http://www.sciencemag.org/prizes/scilifelab/rules
    Prize management system: https://scilifelab.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/login/3?returnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fscilifelab.secure-platform.com%2Fa%2Fsolicitations%2Fhome%2F3
    Requisits
    Entrants for the 2016 prize must have been awarded their Ph.D. between January 1 2014 and December 31 2015. As a rule, submissions will only be accepted once within this time period.
    Dotació
    Prize money: US$30,000 for the grand prize winner, US$10,000 for each of the category winners.

    Publication: The grand prize winning essay will be published in Science and essays from the each of the category winners will be published online.
    Documentació
    The entrant must submit the following items:
  • A completed Entry Form.
  • An essay, written by the entrant, describing the thesis work and its implications for research in the selected Subject Track. The essay must not exceed 1,000 words in length and may include one figure or table.
  • A one-page reference letter from your advisor or a member of your thesis committee. The letter should include an assessment of the applicant and comment on the significance of the applicant’s research.
  • The abstract of the thesis (not to exceed four double-spaced typed pages).
  • A list of the following:
    - Full citations of all published or in press papers on the research described in the essay;
    - Academic and professional awards and honors that the entrant has received; and
    - Relevant professional experience.

    The Entry Form and additional submission materials must be submitted electronically through the prize management system.

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