ETX Young Scientist Award

EUROTOX Mission

EUROTOX aims to foster toxicology, both scientifically and educationally, in all countries of Europe. To this, EUROTOX organises an annual scientific congress, workshops, and postgraduate training courses.
EUROTOX is actively harmonising toxicology education and training, having established the European Register of Toxicologists in 1994.
Furthermore EUROTOX honours annually a distinguished European toxicologist by its Merit Award. Young toxicologists are encouraged by the annual Young Scientist Award, which is awarded every year to the best presentation at the EUROTOX Congress.

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BHMF FUND

To honour Professor Bo Holmstedt, the Bo Holmstedt Memorial Fund (BHMF), in collaboration with EUROTOX, has established the Bo Holmstedt Memorial Lecture to be presented to an outstanding European Toxicologist at the EUROTOX Annual Congress meeting. The foundation is also supporting the Paracelcus symposium at the annual meeting. Bo Holmstedt's great interest in the teaching of toxicology and supported research in developing countries, a travelling lecture fellowship has also been established to allow a toxicologist from a developing country to spent some time in a European laboratory or regulatory agency.

EUROTOX Young Scientist Award

At each EUROTOX Congress, one or two awards will be made to young scientist(s) judged to have made the best oral or poster presentation. No more than one EUROTOX Young Scientist Award will be made in each category. In addition, up to two runners-up in each class may be designated ‘highly commended’, depending on quality and at the discretion of the panel of judges.

The first and presenting author must be under 35 years of age as of 31 December of the year of the EUROTOX Congress.

The contributions will be evaluated by a panel of three judges, nominated by the Sub-Committee for Scientific Affairs. Normally, the Chairman of the panel of judges will be the Vice President of EUROTOX (and Chairman of the Sub-Committee for Scientific Affairs). From among the applicants, an initial selection of finalists to be considered for an award will be made, based on careful review of the abstracts. The final choice of the winner(s) will be based on evaluation of the presentations at the Congress. Four criteria will be evaluated, each of which will be rated from 0 - 5 points.

Originality and potential impact of the research project
Adequacy of the methodological approach adopted
Scientific value of the results
Care, quality and clarity of the presentation (as far as possible, allowance should be made for any disparity between candidates in the availability of media services)

Each judge will rank the presentations according to the above scoring system, using score sheets that will be provided. The author(s) of the presentation (s) with the highest score(s) will be awarded the EUROTOX Young Scientist Award. In the event of a tie, the presentation with the highest score in the scientific categories of the evaluation (1–3) will be declared the winner.

Whether or not separate awards are made in the categories of oral and poster presentations will depend upon the number of candidates in each category and will be at the discretion of the panel of judges.

The award(s) will consist of a cash prize, free registration for the next EUROTOX Congress and a certificate. Young Scientists, whose presentations are designated ‘highly commended’, will receive a certificate. The award(s) will normally be presented at either the Congress Dinner or the Closing Ceremony of the Congress, by the Chairman of the panel of judges.

2011 EUROTOX AWARDS

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Sebastien Antherieu (recipient G-Z YSA), Dr. Sibel Ozden (recipient SITOX YSA), Prof. Marina Marinovich (President SITOX), Dr. Nancy Claude (President EUROTOX), Prof. Ruth Roberts (President‐elect EUROTOX) during the award presentation at the 2011 EUROTOX Paris Congress, August 31, 2011.

2011 winners: GERHARD ZBINDEN YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWARD (Sebastien Antherieu); ECETOC YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWARD (Amy Zmarowski); SITOX YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWARD (Sibel Ozden); BO HOLMSTEDT POSTER AWARD (Yannick Brunner).

2010 YSA winners

2009 YSA winners

2008 winners list: 1) SITOX Young Scientists Award: Robert Roos; 2) ECETOC Young Scientists Award: Nathalie Lambrechts; 3) EUROTOX Gerhard-Zbinden Young Scientists Award: Julien Fonsart; 4) BO HOLMSTEDT Poster Award: Andreas Natsch.

2007 YSA winners