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ABCD & Boehringer Ingelheim Invite Applications For The 2022 Young Scientist Award

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7th February, 2022 18h55

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The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) invites applications for the 2022 ABCD & Boehringer Ingelheim Award, which aims to reward innovative and outstanding work by promising young professionals in the field of feline infectious diseases and/or applied immunology.

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 or accepted by another assessing body in 2020 or later.

Candidates should be based in Europe, have completed a veterinary or biomedical curriculum, and ideally be under 35 years of age at the time of application.

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 is 15 April 2022.

The 2022 award (1000€) is funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and will be presented by the ABCD at the congress of the International Society of Feline Medicine, to be held from 30 June to 3 July in Rhodes. The award winner will receive a complimentary registration to this congress. Return travel expenses and accommodation will also be covered to allow the laureate to attend the event. The winner is expected to give a short presentation or present a poster of his/her findings at this event.

The Young Scientist Award was created in 2008 jointly by Boehringer Ingelheim (then Merial) and the ABCD.

The 2021 recipients of the Award were Julia Klaus (Zurich) and Yasmina Parr (Glasgow)

Application forms and detailed rules can be downloaded from the ABCD web site (www.abcdcatsvets.org)

For further information, please contact Karin de Lange, ABCD secretary, [email protected]

Information

Thank you for your interest in the 2022 ABCD (European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases) & Boehringer Ingelheim Award, which aims to reward innovative and outstanding work by promising young professionals in the field of feline infectious diseases and/or applied immunology.

Applications in the fields of both basic and applied sciences are welcome.

The award (1000 €) will be presented by the ABCD during the congress of the International Society of Feline Medicine, to be held from 30 June – 3 July 2022 in Rhodes, Greece. This congress will be held in a hybrid format. The registration, economy travel costs and accommodation for the recipient to attend this congress will be covered by Boehringer Ingelheim. All reservations will be made by Boehringer Ingelheim in agreement with the laureate.

Documents to be submitted (by 15 April 2022)

The laureate will be chosen on the basis of one or more paper(s) and/or a dissertation.

Applications should be made in English, in an electronic format, and include:

  1. a short abstract (max. 500 words) of the work the applicant wishes to submit;
  2. a short curriculum vitae including a list of published articles
  3. two personal references (thesis supervisors or co-authors are permitted);
  4. abstracts of all other relevant publications and/or dissertation on the topic (if any);
  5. the completed form on page 2 of this document.

Papers should have been published, or accepted for publication, in peer-reviewed referenced journal (PubMed, Web of Science, Web of Knowledge) or accepted by another assessing body (e.g. a Thesis Committee) in 2020 or later.

The laureate

Candidates should be graduates of studies in veterinary medicine or other life sciences.

Applications from the ABCD members’ clinics or institutes are permitted.

Candidates should ideally be under 35 years of age at the time of application.

Candidates should be based in Europe1 and should be able to present their results as a short presentation in English.

The laureate is expected to give a short presentation of his/her work (poster optional), in English, at the congress of the International Society of Feline Medicine in Rhodes (30 June – 3 July 2022).

Pre-selection

The entire ABCD board and one representative of Boehringer Ingelheim will serve as the pre-selection committee that will draft a shortlist of contenders.

The jury

The Jury is exclusively made up of ABCD members including the ABCD Chairperson.

The entire deliberations of the jury will remain strictly confidential.

Candidates will be informed of the jury’s decision by the end of April.

The jury’s decision is final and not subject to appeal.

The sponsor

Boehringer Ingelheim will fund the award and cover the registration fees, travel costs and accommodation for the recipient to attend the 2022 ISFM Congress.

Intellectual Property Rights

The laureate authorises Boehringer Ingelheim and ABCD to use and to communicate by all means and without limitation of any kind, on the laureate's submitted work.

The laureate guarantees Boehringer Ingelheim and ABCD that by using the submitted work, they will not infringe on any rights already pledged to a third party.

1 The country should be full member of the Council of Europe


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