Promega has announced its ongoing commitment to British life science research with the unveiling of its largest Young Life Scientist Awards.
The awards are also open to all life science disciplines for the first time.
By sponsoring the awards, Promega aims to encourage young life scientists to showcase their research.
Jenna Cash, winner of the Promega Young Immunologist of the Year Award 2008, said: 'The Promega Young Immunologist of the Year Award provided a fantastic opportunity for young immunologists to present their work to their peers.
'Winning the award gave me the chance to present my work to a much larger audience than I would normally be able to.' 'In previous years the Promega Young Life Scientist Awards have seen ground-breaking research presented by young scientists from some of the country's foremost research labs,' said Derek McCall, managing director, Promega.
'We want to extend the opportunity to researchers from all life science disciplines, as well as recognising the contribution of their research groups, with a portion of the prize going to their lab.
'To that end, the 2009 prize fund has been significantly enhanced.' The prize fund now stands at GBP7,000, which includes GBP2,000 in cash for the winner, GBP2,000 in kits and reagents for the lab where their research was conducted, society membership and an annual subscription to Science Magazine.
There are also runners-up prizes for the second- and third-placed entries.
This year, the annual awards will be presented at the Young Life Scientists Symposium 2009 at the Bristol Council House on Thursday 14 May 2009.
The Symposium is sponsored by Promega, The Biochemical Society, The Genetics Society, The British Pharmacological Society, The Physiological Society and Science Magazine.
