SIMGBM intends to award the best work in the field of General Microbiology.

The award is intended for a SIMGBM member engaged in research who is under 35 years of age on the date of the call for papers and who is listed as a first author (or also joint first author). The work must be published after January 1, 2023. Winning work, even as part of Doctoral Theses, of Awards organized by SIMGBM (SIMGBM, Franco Tato and GenProbio) cannot be submitted. Applications must be received by the Society’s secretariat via email at simgbmsegreteria@gmail.com by March 20, 2024 accompanied by:

A) PDF file titled “SIMGBM2024-Paper-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 (2024 included) or submission of application by junior members only with simultaneous payment of annual dues;
4) Brief Curriculum Vitae.

B) PDF file named “SIMGBM2024-Paper-Name” containing copy of scientific work.

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 upcoming Cortona Procarioti Conference to be held in Cortona June 27-29, 2024. The winner is required to attend the event and must publicly present the award-winning work at the event.

The winner will be notified in writing by June 1, 2024, and the results will be posted at www.simgbm.it.

*Important note: Candidates for this award will not be eligible to apply for the SIMGBM Award for Best Thesis in General Microbiology nor for the Franco Tato Award for Best Thesis in Microbial Biotechnology.