Applications are invited for the prestigious international Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology, to be awarded and presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience
Open to researchers aged 35 or younger, this annual prize recognises outstanding contributions in neurobiology based on molecular and cell biology methods.
Applicants are invited to submit a 1000-word essay describing their work within the past three years, by 15 June 2007.
Up to three finalists and the winner will be selected by a committee of independent scientists chaired by Donald Kennedy, editor-in-chief of the renowned Cambridge-based journal Science.
The winner will receive US$25,000, as well as Eppendorf products worth around US$1000 and a five-year subscription to Science.
All finalistsu essays will appear on ScienceOnline and the winner's work will be published in Science.
Jurn Peplow, Eppendorf corporate communications, commented: "The Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology was established in 2002 to encourage and support the work of promising young neurobiologists.
"This international research prize acknowledges the increasing importance of molecular and cell biology methods in advancing our understanding of how the brain and nervous system function.
"As in previous years, we look forward to inviting the winner to visit Eppendorf's headquarters in Hamburg, Germany".
The Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology 2006 was awarded to Doris Tsao of the University of Bremen, Germany, for her work, 'What's in a face? Recognition at the cellular level'.
Dr Tsao was presented with her prize in October 2006 at a gala dinner in Atlanta, USA in conjunction with the 36th annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience.
The other finalists were Gubor Tamus, University of Szged, Hungary and Bernardo Sabatini of Harvard Medical School, USA.
