ISBF Award Winners Announced
The ISBF Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2021 Award winners. The awards will be presented virtually at the 2021 Biofabrication Conference in Australia.
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| ISBF Senior Investigator Award | Jos Malda, PhD University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| ISBF Mid-Career Award | Deok-Ho Kim, PhD Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| ISBF New Investigator Award | Liliang Ouyang, PhD Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
| ISBF Young Scientist Award (Europe/Africa) | Ezgi Bakirci University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany |
| ISBF Young Scientist Award (Americas) | Edna Johana Bolívar-Monsalve Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico |
| ISBF Young Scientist Award (Asia/Oceania) | Stephanie Doyle RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia |
| WFIRM Young Investigator Award | Steven (Xiaolin) Cui University of Otago, New Zealand |
| UPBL Innovation in Biofabrication Award | Miguel Dia Castilho UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| ISBF Best Oral Presentation | Announced at the Conference |
| ISBF Best Poster Presentation | Announced at the Conference |
| IOP Poster Award(s) | Announced at the Conference |
ISBF Award Opportunities at the 2021 Biofabrication Conference
ISBF Awards will be given virtually this year during the 2021 Biofabrication Online Conference, recognising our society members with distinguished achievements in each award category.
The ISBF award categories include:
1) Senior Investigator Award (1x)
2) Mid-Career Investigator Award (1x)
3) New Investigator Award (3x)
4) Young Scientist Awards (3x)
5) Best Oral Presentation Awards (3x)
6) Best Poster Presentation Awards (3x)
In addition, the following are available to recognize early stage researchers.
7) The University of Pisa Biofabrication Laboratory (UPBL) Innovation in Biofabrication Award (1x)
8) The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) Young Investigator Award (1x)
The awards will be presented at the Biofabrication 2021 Online Conference. All eligible individuals are encouraged to apply.
To be eligible you are required to be a member of ISBF. Membership benefits and a link to process membership can be found here.
Important Dates:
Award Application Submission Deadline: August 6, 2021
Notification of Award: September 3, 2021
Please see the relevant application form for specific award deadlines and appropriate email address for form submission.
| Award Name | Number of Awards | Award Announcement and Application Form |
|---|---|---|
| ISBF Senior Investigator Award | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| ISBF Mid-Career Award | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| ISBF New Investigator Award | 3 | Access and Download Here |
| ISBF Young Scientist Award | 3 | Access and Download Here |
| ISBF Best Oral Presentation | 3 | Tick the box in the abstract submission portal if you wish to be considered for an award |
| ISBF Best Poster Presentation | 3 | Tick the box in the abstract submission portal if you wish to be considered for an award |
| UPBL Innovation in Biofabrication Award | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| WFIRM Young Investigator Award | 1 | Access and Download Here |
| IOP Poster Award(s) | 1 | Tick the box in the abstract submission portal if you wish to be considered for an award |