Barbara Hobom Prize 2014
BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies is strongly promoting and empowering women working in life sciences and bioengineering to grow, to develop and to succeed in their fields. BIOSS particularly encourages and provides assistance to young women starting their future scientific career. BIOSS awards yearly the Barbara Hobom Prize for excellent female scientists working in the field of synthetic biology, signalling and bioengineering.
Candidates should be PhD-students and conduct innovative and outstanding research in the areas mentioned. The laureate will be awarded € 10.000 for her further research. The money can be spent according to the guidelines of the DFG for lab consumables as well as for taking part in a research collaboration project with an international institution.
Applicants should send:
- Application form
- CV
- a 1-2 page outline of the research project including a reference letter by their supervisor.
The applications will be reviewed by a committee established by the executive board of BIOSS.
Deadline for submitting an application is October 20th, 2014
Contact:
BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies
Christine Ehler
Schänzlestr. 18
79104 Freiburg
Email: christine.ehler@bioss.uni-freiburg.de
More information about the prize
An der Schwelle zur Synthetischen Biologie. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 03.10.1979
Last year´s laureates:
2010: Maria Karlsson
2011: Elina Kiss
2012: Dunja Schneider and Angelika Harbauer
2013: Prize was not awarded