FAOBMB Awards and Fellowships 2017

FAOBMB Award for Research Excellence 2017

The FAOBMB Award for Research Excellence is awarded annually to a distinguished biochemist or molecular biologist, based on work carried out predominantly within the FAOBMB region. The work should reflect excellence of scientific contributions to the field and sustained research productivity. Nominations of suitably qualified candidates are encouraged. The Award Winner will received a trophy and present his or her work as a FAOBMB Lecture in a plenary session at the Annual FAOBMB meeting, this year at the FAOBMB-ConBio2017 Conference to be held in Kobe, Japan, 6-9 December 2017. Details, including previous winners, award benefits, Guidelines and the Nomination Form can be accessed from the FAOBMB Webpage at: www.faobmb.com or click this link: http://faobmb.com/awards/faobmb-award-for-research-excellence/​

The deadline for nominations is 1 May 2017

FAOBMB Entrepreneurship award 2017

The FAOBMB Entrepreneurship Award is awarded triennially to a biochemist or molecular biologist for outstanding achievement in entrepreneurship in biochemistry or molecular biology, especially innovation and creativity in research and technology, and their translation to broader aspects. The Award Winner will present her or his work at the Annual FAOBMB Conference in the year of the Award, this year at the FAOBMB-ConBio2017 Conference to be held in Kobe, Japan, 6-9 December 2017. Details, including previous winners, award benefits, Guidelines and the Application Form the can be accessed from the FAOBMB Webpage at: www.faobmb.com or click this link: http://faobmb.com/awards/faobmb-entrepreneurship-award/​ 

The deadline for applications is 1 May 2017

FAOBMB Special Travel Fellowships for the IUBMB Education conference in israel, September 2017

   A significant conference on education in biochemistry and molecular biology is to take place in Israel in September this year.
    A limited number of Travel Fellowships are available for biochemists, molecular biologists and educationists in these scientific fields from the FAOBMB region, to participate in The New Horizons in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Conference from 5-8 September 2017 in Rehovot, Israel.
    Applications for these fellowships are now invited from well qualified graduate students/ postdoctoral fellows/ early career biochemists, molecular biologists and/or biochemistry and molecular biology educationists from the FAOBMB region.

New Horizons in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
5-8 September 2017
Conference Supported by IUBMB and FEBS at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
This education conference is timed to be close to the 42nd FEBS Congress, 10-14 September in Jerusalem.
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Further information:
Email: anat.yarden@weizmann.ac.il 
Website: www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/NHBMB2017

Detailed Guidelines and the Application Forms can be found on this link: http://faobmb.com/events/event/new-horizons-in-biochemistry-and-molecular-biology-education-rehovot-israel-6-8-september-2017/

Note that eligible applicants should also consider applying for a Bursary directly from the IUBMB Education Conference (details are available at the Conference website http://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/NHBMB2017/call-proposals).

​Applications close on 1 May 2017

FAOBMB Special Travel Fellowships for the FAOBMB-conbio 2017 conference in Japan, December 2017

FAOBMB Travel Fellowships will be awarded for the 26th FAOBMB Conference (ConBio2017) to be held in Kobe, Japan, during 6-9 December, 2017.

Applications for these fellowships are now invited from well qualified Graduate students/ postdoctoral fellows/ early career Biochemists and/or Molecular Biologists, from the FAOBMB region and not more than 40 years of age at the date of the application deadline (31 July 2017).

Detailed Guidelines and the Application Forms can be found on the following section of the FAOBMB webpage: http://faobmb.com/fellowships/travel-fellowship-to-faobmb-conference/

Successful applicants for these fellowships in 2017 will each be given the opportunity to give an oral presentation on their research work in a session of the 26th FAOBMB Conference to be held in Kobe in December 2017

​Applications close on 31 July 2017