February 2017 news

ESWI Young Scientist Fund: call for applications

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The Sixth ESWI Influenza Conference offers early career scientists a unique opportunity to present their latest work, and to meet and foster collaborations with the international influenza community in a three days high-level conference totally dedicated to influenza.

If you are interested in attending the conference, you are welcome to apply for a travel and accommodation grant. ESWI will provide some 50 bursaries through the ESWI Young Scientist Fund. In fact, the call for applications has just been launched, so do not hesitate to apply and secure your support (deadline is 15 May 2017). Check https://eswi.org/influenzaconferences/young-scientists/ for a quick overview of the conditions and the application procedure.

Best Body of Work Award 2017: winner announcement

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The scientific quality of this year’s submissions for ESWI’s Best Body of Work Award was of an exceptionally high level. The Evaluation Committee members fully agreed that it is a great pleasure to see so many talented young flu researchers and to review their work. But it also made their task to assess the applications a complex and difficult one. After thorough deliberation, the Evaluation Committee members have decided to award the fourth edition of ESWI’s prize to Dr. Debby van Riel, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She will receive an invitation to speak during the Young Scientists Plenary session at the upcoming 6th ESWI Influenza Conference in Riga.

In light of the quality of their work, several applicants will be invited to co-chair a scientific session at the 2017 Riga Conference, as indeed, appointing promising scientists as programme session co-chairs is also part of ESWI’s objective to stimulate the careers of promising researchers.