Phytochemistry 69 (2008) II
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Announcement
The Phytochemical Society of Europe – APIVITA Award for Phytochemistry
The Phytochemical Society of Europe and APIVITA Natural Products are pleased to publish this call for candidates for the 2009 Award, to be presented to a young European scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to phytochemistry or plant biochemistry. Candidatures are invited from all disciplines within this general field. The Award aims to reward an exceptional contribution made in developing the field in which the candidate is working. The Award consists of a cheque for 2000 €, together with a parchment certificate. Recipients will be invited to present their research in the form of an award lecture to be delivered during one of the Society’s meetings. Expenses for attending the meeting are included in the Award. Previous PSE-APIVITA Awardees include: 2007 – Professor Ulf Göransson for his studies on cyclic plant proteins. All members of the PSE are strongly encouraged to make a nomination. This should consist of a CV, a short summary (1–2 pa-
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ges) of the significant points of the candidate’s research career, the address of 2 or 3 independent referees and a letter of support. In particular, Professors and Directors of Institutes are encouraged to nominate colleagues or promising former PhD students. Nominations for the 2009 Award should be sent before 31 December 2008 to the PSE Chairman: Professor Lars Bohlin Division of Pharmacognosy, Dept. of Medical Chemistry, University of Uppsala, S-751 23 Uppsala, BMC Box 574, Sweden Fax: +46 18 50 91 01. E-mail:
[email protected] Further information about this Award and previous PSE Awards can be found on the website: http://www. phytochemicalsociety.org/. Further information about APIVITA Natural Products can be found on the website: http://www.apivita.com/.