The IRP Foundation invites applications and nominations for the IRP/IFP Schellenberg Prize 2012 The IRP/IFP Schellenberg Prize for Research will be awarded on the basis of scientific merit to recognize recent achievements in the cellular, molecular and clinical aspects of spinal cord development, plasticity and regeneration following lesions.
Eligible for the Prize are young but established group leaders with outstanding achievements in experimental or clinical research related to spinal cord injury and repair.
The Prize sum of 150,000 Swiss Francs is to be used for research purposes (personnel, equipment or supplies) and will be handed over to the winner at an award ceremony in spring 2012 in Switzerland by the IRP Foundation.
Applications should include:
• Description of his/her accomplishments in spinal cord
research (max. 4 pages)
• Reprints or preprints of relevant publications
• Curriculum vitae and list of all publications over the last 5 years.
Deadline for applications: October 31, 2011
They can be sent to the address below or submitted on the website www.irp.ch, where further information, including the IRP/IFP Schellenberg Prize regulations, can be found.
For more information please send an email to: info@irp-zh.ch.
See the PDF of the announcement.