GenProbio Ltd. through SIMGBM intends to award the best paper(s) or doctoral thesis on the topic:
“Microbiota: microbial and functional biodiversity analyses aimed at understanding microorganism-host and microorganism-microorganism interactions”

to be awarded to a young SIMGBM member engaged in research who is under 35 years of age on the date of the announcement. Papers or doctoral dissertations must be published or discussed after January 1, 2022. Each candidate may submit a maximum of 3 papers or the doctoral dissertation. No papers or theses that have won previous SIMGBM awards may be submitted. Applications must be received by the Society’s secretariat via email at simgbmsegreteria@gmail.com by May 2, 2025 accompanied by:

A) PDF file titled “GenProbio2025-Surname_Name-Application” containing:
1) application including personal details, address, telephone and e-mail address;
2) explicit statement of having obtained the consent of the “corresponding author”;
3) statement of membership in the Society with dues payment status in good standing (2025 included) or submission of application by junior members only with simultaneous payment of annual dues;
4) Brief Curriculum Vitae.

B) PDF file named “GenProbio2025-Surname_Name-Work or Thesis” containing a copy of the scientific work(s) or doctoral thesis. In the case of sending a thesis, if the thesis file is too large, it is possible to send it via the web (wetransfer, google or other). However, please specify this.

The prize of €1,500 will be awarded upon the unquestionable judgment of a committee specially appointed by the Society and will be presented as part of the next SIMGBM Congress to be held in Rome, at the University of Roma Tre, from September 17-20, 2025. The winner is expected to attend the event and at that event he or she will be expected to publicly present the award-winning work.

The winner will be notified in writing by July 4, 2025, and the results will be posted on www.simgbm.it. The Selection Boards reserve the right to change the area in which the thesis will be evaluated in relation to the congruence of the thesis with the theme of the call.

The winner of the GenProbio 2025 Prize is Dr. Lapo Doni (University of Genoa) for his Ph.D. Thesis entitled Global Biogeography and Ecology of Vibrio in a Warming Planet.