GenProbio Ltd. through SIMGBM intends to award the best paper(s) or doctoral dissertation on the topic:

“Microbiota: microbial and functional biodiversity analysis aimed at understanding microorganism-host and microorganism-microorganism interactions”

to be awarded to a young SIMGBM member committed to research who is under 35 years of age on the date of the announcement. Papers or doctoral dissertations must be published or discussed after the January 1, 2019. 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 should be received by the secretariat of the Society electronically at. segreteria@simgbm.it by March 18, 2022 accompanied by:

A) PDF file titled “GenProbio2022-Surname_Name-Application” containing:
1) application bearing generalities, 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 (2022 included) or submission of application by junior members only with simultaneous payment of annual dues;
4) Brief Curriculum Vitae.

B) PDF file named “GenProbio2022-Surname_Name-Work or Thesis” containing copy of the scientific work(s) or doctoral thesis.

The prize of €1,000 will be awarded upon the unquestionable judgment of a committee specially appointed by the Society and will be presented as part of the CORTONA PROCARIOTI 2022 Conference, to be held in Cortona (AR) June 23-25, 2022. The winner is expected to attend the event and at that event he or she will be required to publicly present the award-winning work.

The winner will be given written notice by June 1, 2022, 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.