AWARDS
Awards History
2024
Bright Sparks Early Career Researchers
- Alexander Sampson, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Teshale Araya, Tigry Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia
- (Joint) Jillian Eisenhauer, University of Pennsylvania, USA and Yana Kumpanenko, KU Leuven, Belgium
Bright Sparks PhD
- Margarette Mariano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
- Nicole Chineka, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- (Joint) Elizabeth McFadden University of Texas at Austin, USA, and Elias Broeckhoven, KU Leuven, Belgium
Early Career Researchers Poster Awards
- Tien Duc Nguyen, Chonnam National University, South Korea
- Gyunghee Jo, Scripps Research Institute, USA
- Jonas Delva, Ziphus, Belgium
PhD Poster Awards
- Yu Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Imen Ayouni Ep Labidi, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Lara Kelchtermans, KU Leuven, Belgium
Awards for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from LMICs to attend the ISV Congress
Support provided by The Gates Foundation
- Rahul Ahuja, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), India
- Kirti Daya, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Imen Ayouni Ep Labidi, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Angela Gwakisa, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
- Aina-ekisha Kahatano, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
- Kawkab Kanjo, Indian Institution of Science India
- Mammar Khames, University of Medea, Algeria
- Farhana Khanam, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh
- Arturo Liñan-Torres, Instituto de Biotecnología-UNAM, Mexico
- Nur Ain Mohd Asri, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Davaasuren Nergui, Mongolian University of Life Sciences, Mongolia
- Moshi Shabani, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
- Nontobeko Thema, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
- Sebastian Trinitario, IMPaM (UBA-CONICET), Argentina
- Ethel Webi, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
- Abubakar Woziri, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Support provided by the NIH (USA)
- Hannah Chege, University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Ernest Wandera, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya
Awards for One Health/Veterinary Vaccine PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from LMICs to attend the ISV Congress
Support provided by The International Vaccinology Network (IVVN)
- Teshale Araya, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia
- Nicole Chineka, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Awards for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from Non-LMICs to attend the ISV Congress
Support provided by the NIH (USA)
- Madison Davis, University of Texas at Austin, United States
- Yana Kumpanenko, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Margarette Mariano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States
Awards for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from Non-LMICs to attend the ISV Congress
Support provided by ISV donations
- Elias Broeckhoven, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Gyunghee Jo, The Scripps Research Institute, United States
- Lara Kelchtermans, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Alexander Sampson, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Ryan Santos, University of Adelaide, Australia
- Zhang Yu, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Virtual Congress Awards for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from LMICs
Supprt provided by The Gates Foundation
- Guta Wakjira Adino, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Bright Adorbley, Pan African University, Ethiopia
- Mohammad Aliyu, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
- Navneet Bichha, Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, Nepal
- Mohammad Kadivella, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, India
- Min Xuan Keh, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Emmanuel Lita, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
- Haimanot Marru, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Isaac Mengele, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania
- Ghanem Mtimet, University Tunis Elmanar, Tunisia
- Tshifhiwa Nefefe, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
- Swati Rani, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Souleymane Tassembédo, Centre MURAZ/National Institute of Public Health, Burkina Faso
- Andani Tshiitamune, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Evalyne Wambugu, University of Embu, Kenya
Virtual Congress Awards for One Health/Veterinary Vaccine PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from LMICs
Support provided by The International Vaccinology Network (IVVN)
- Mandeep Azad, KVK under SKUAST-Jammu, India
- Ibukun Famuyide, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
- Haimanot Marru, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Noah Paul, Food and Biomedical Technology Institute, Zimbabwe
The International Society for Vaccines is grateful for the continued partnership with The Gates Foundation to ensure high representation by scientists from around the world, with support provided to vaccine researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Funding for this conference was made possible [in part] by 1R13AI186468-01 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Awards History
2023
Bright Sparks Early Career Researchers (2 First Place)
- Omolara Baiyegunhi, Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa / Ebony Gary The Wistar Institute, USA
- Daniel Yara Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), United Kingdom
Bright Sparks PhD
- Rose Miller, University of Georgia, USA
- Alper Çevirgel, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
- Ilke Aernout, Ghent University, Belgium
Poster Awards (4 – Third Place )
- Rory Hills,University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Koemchhoy Khim Chonnam National University, South Korea
- Zifu Zhong Ghent University, Belgium / Martin Beukema University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands/ Nelli Heikkila University of Geneva, Switzerland/ Rodrigo Arcoverde Cerveira da Silva, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
ISV Awards for PhD Students & Early Career Researchers
Rodrigo Arcoverde Cerveira da Silva, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Flavio Cargnin Faccin, University of Georgia, USA
Ebony Gary, The Wistar Institute, USA
Mariam Maltseva, University of Ottawa, Canada
Anna McCormick, University of Georgia, USA
Rose Miller, University of Georgia, USA
Kaito Nagashima, University of Georgia, USA
Patricia Pérez Ramirez, Spanish National Center for Biotechnology, Spain
Nicholas Tursi, The Wistar Institute, USA
Dylan Tuttle, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Kristin Wiggins, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA
ISV Awards for Researchers from Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
Ornella Martins Botelho, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Brazil
María Delfino, Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, Argentina
Matete Kgasha, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, South Africa
Sanjeev Kumar, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
Harshad Patil, Interactive Research School for Health Affairs, Bharati Vidyapeeth
(Deemed to be University), India
Amanda Portilho, Adolfo Lutz Institute, Brazil
Chenyuan Qin, School of Public Health, Peking University, China
Sneha Raj, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute
Mohammed Sajo, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Fisseha Tadesse Shiferie, Project HOPE, Ethiopia
Marisol Simões, Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, Brazil
Advaita Singh, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
Munyaradzi Tinarwo, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mohd Hatimi Tukiman, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Bernis Neneyoh Yengo, University of Buea, Cameroon
Kamran Zaman, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine Belagavi (ICMR-NITM Belagavi),
India
Virtual ISV Awards for Researchers from Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
Yohan | Arman | University of Oxford | Indonesia |
Regina Pascua | Berba | University of the Philippines | Philippines |
Navneet | Bichha | IIHMR University | Nepal |
Elizabeth | De Gaspari | Adolfo Lutz Institute | Brazil |
Adillah | Gul | VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology | Pakistan |
Mammar | Khames | University of Medea | Algeria |
Mohammad Suhail | Khan | Indian Institute of Science | India |
Chibale | Mwelwa | Center for Family Health and Research in Zambia | Zambia |
Avhammbudzi Leah | Nemarude | Sefako Makgatho Health Science University | South Africa |
Indah Agung Aprilia Br | Purba | Indonesia International Institute for Life Science | Indonesia |
Chenyuan | Qin | School of Public Health, Peking University | China |
Indra | Rudiansyah | PT. Bio Farma | Indonesia |
Mariam | Traore | Campus Universitaire De Badalabougou | Mali |