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Nomination deadline: 31 December 2024
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025
– The nominee must have received their Ph.D. no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024; – The nominee must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of metabolomics, metabolic biochemistry, computational and systems biology, biotechnology, and medicine; – Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.
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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Tao Huan
University of British Columbia, Canada
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer
Chairman
UdS
Prof. Dr. Amedeo Lonardo
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria
Dr. Leonardo Tenori
University of Florence
Prof. Dr. Chi Chen
University of Minnesota
Dr. Victor Gault
Winner
Wout Bittremieux
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Award Committee
Dr. Fidele Tugizimana
Chairman
University of Johannesburg AND Omnia Group, Ltd
Dr. Yunping Qiu
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Prof. Dr. Amedeo Lonardo
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria
Prof. Dr. Yehia Mechref
Texas Tech University
Prof. Dr. Chi Chen
University of Minnesota
Prof. Hunter Moseley
University of Kentucky
Dr. Sarah MR Wille
NICC
Winner
Gabriele Rocchetti
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Award Committee
Dr. Fidele Tugizimana
Chairman
University of Johannesburg AND Omnia Group, Ltd
Prof. Dr. MANFREDI RIZZO
UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO
Prof. Hunter Moseley
University of Kentucky
Prof. Dr. Chi Chen
University of Minnesota
Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer
UdS
Dr. Thusitha Rupasinghe
Metabolomics Australia
Prof. James McCullagh
University of Oxford
Winner
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
Imperial College London, UK
Award Committee
Dr. Peter Meikle
Chairman
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Dr. Jose Manuel Lorenzo
Centro Tecnologico de la Carne
Dr. David Beale
CSIRO
Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer
UdS
Prof. James McCullagh
University of Oxford
Dr. Brian Drew
Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute
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