EFIS-EJI Ita Askonas Prize
The prize was established by the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) and the European Journal of Immunology (EJI), in order to exclusively recognize female group leaders in immunology who have run an independent laboratory for a minimum of four and no more than eight years. The board of EFIS had decided to establish this award also in consideration of gender-specific differences of career opportunities, such as possible delays due to pregnancy and motherhood.
This prize consists of a € 10,000 cash award plus travel support to attend the European Congress of Immunology (ECI). The laureate must be prepared to present her work at the ECI. The ECI is the triennial joint meeting of all European National Societies of Immunology.
The EFIS-EJI Ita Askonas Prize was awarded for the first time at the ECI 2009 in Berlin. The winner was Prof. Fiona Margaret Powrie from Oxford, UK. The prize acknowledges her findings that have provided new insights into the disturbed immune regulation in inflammatory bowel disease.
Nomination procedure 2012:
Eligibility
This award competition is open to female members of EFIS, who work in a European research institution. Candidates must have an outstanding record of achievement in immunology. The Board of EFIS will appoint an evaluation committee, which will review the nomination packages and decide upon the recipient of the Prize.
Nomination
Nominations must be submitted by an EFIS member society. EFIS Board Members are not eligible to nominate or recommend candidates; EFIS Board Members cannot be nominated.
Please submit the nomination package electronically to the EFIS coordinator hahner@efis.org and the EFIS secretary general: anna8erdei@gmail.com and a hard copy to:
Professor Anna Erdei,
Secretary General EFIS
Department of Immunology
University Eotvos Lorand
Pazmany s 1/C
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
anna8erdei@gmail.com
A complete nomination package must be received by 1 March 2012.
Nomination instructions
Please submit the following in the nomination package:
1. A nomination letter of not more than three pages submitted and signed by the president of the member society indicating the nominee’s qualification for the award. The letter should describe the nominee’s contributions to research.
2. Nominee’s curriculum vitae, including education and fellowship (institution, date and degrees, awards, employment history and bibliography (complete citation with titles).
3. A list of publications with title and complete citation, and evaluated according to the citation report of the ISI Web of Science (number of citations, h-factor).
4. A list of the ten most important publications.