ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Awards 2013: Deadline extension to 1 March

Two awards will be presented, one for research, the other for basic clinical investigation. The jury will decide to which category a submission should be assigned.

“Several good applications have already been received, comments professor Marian C. Horzinek, ABCD chairman and president of the jury. “However, we would like to allow more candidates to apply for this prestigious award.”

Candidates should have made an original contribution to the field of feline infectious diseases and/or immunology, which has been published or accepted for publication in a referenced journal (PubMed, Web of Science, Web of Knowledge), or accepted by another assessing body (e.g. a Thesis Committee) in 2011 or later. Candidates should be based in Europe (EU or EFTA country), have completed a veterinary or biomedical curriculum, and be 35 years of age or younger.

Applications should be made in English in an electronic format and include a short abstract (max. 500 words) of the work the applicant wishes to submit, as well as a short curriculum vitae and two personal references. Any relevant publications and/or dissertation on the topic should be included. The deadline for submission has been extended to 1 March 2013.

The awards (1000€ each) are funded by Merial and will be presented by the ABCD at the congress of the International Society of Feline Medicine, to be held from 26-30 June 2013 in Barcelona (Spain). The award winners will receive a complimentary registration to this congress. Return travel expenses and accommodation will also be covered to allow the laureates to attend the event. The winners are expected to give a short presentation or present a poster of their findings at this event.

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