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Awards History

2024

Bright Sparks Early Career Researchers

1.     Alexander Sampson, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2.     Teshale Araya, Tigry Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia
3.     (Joint) Jillian Eisenhauer, University of Pennsylvania, USA and Yana Kumpanenko, KU Leuven, Belgium

Bright Sparks PhD

1.     Margarette Mariano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
2.     Nicole Chineka, University of Cape Town, South Africa
3.     (Joint) Elizabeth McFadden University of Texas at Austin, USA, and Elias Broeckhoven, KU Leuven, Belgium

Early Career Researchers Poster Awards 

1.    Tien Duc Nguyen, Chonnam National University, South Korea
2.    Gyunghee Jo, Scripps Research Institute, USA
3.    Jonas Delva, Ziphus, Belgium

PhD Poster Awards 

1.    Yu Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2.   Imen Ayouni Ep Labidi, University of Cape Town, South Africa
3.   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

1. Rahul Ahuja, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), India
2. Kirti Daya, University of Cape Town, South Africa
3. Imen Ayouni Ep Labidi, University of Cape Town, South Africa
4. Angela Gwakisa, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
5. Aina-ekisha Kahatano, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
6. Kawkab Kanjo, Indian Institution of Science India
7. Mammar Khames, University of Medea, Algeria
8. Farhana Khanam, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh
9. Arturo Liñan-Torres, Instituto de Biotecnología-UNAM, Mexico
10. Nur Ain Mohd Asri, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
11. Davaasuren Nergui, Mongolian University of Life Sciences, Mongolia
12. Moshi Shabani, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
13. Nontobeko Thema, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
14. Sebastian Trinitario, IMPaM (UBA-CONICET), Argentina
15. Ethel Webi, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
16. Abubakar Woziri, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria

Support provided by the NIH (USA)

1. Hannah Chege, University of Nairobi, Kenya
2. 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)

1. Teshale Araya, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia
2. 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)

1. Madison Davis, University of Texas at Austin, United States
2. Yana Kumpanenko, KU Leuven, Belgium
3. 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

1. Elias Broeckhoven, KU Leuven, Belgium
2. Gyunghee Jo, The Scripps Research Institute, United States
3. Lara Kelchtermans, KU Leuven, Belgium
4. Alexander Sampson, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
5. Ryan Santos, University of Adelaide, Australia
6. 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

1. Guta Wakjira Adino, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
2. Bright Adorbley, Pan African University, Ethiopia
3. Mohammad Aliyu, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
4. Navneet Bichha, Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, Nepal
5. Mohammad Kadivella, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, India
6. Min Xuan Keh, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
7. Emmanuel Lita, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
8. Haimanot Marru, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
9. Isaac Mengele, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania
10. Ghanem Mtimet, University Tunis Elmanar, Tunisia
11. Tshifhiwa Nefefe, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
12. Swati Rani, University of Cape Town, South Africa
13. Souleymane Tassembédo, Centre MURAZ/National Institute of Public Health, Burkina Faso
14. Andani Tshiitamune, University of Cape Town, South Africa
15. 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)

1. Mandeep Azad, KVK under SKUAST-Jammu,  India
2. Ibukun Famuyide, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
3. Haimanot Marru, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
4. 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) 

1.     Omolara Baiyegunhi, Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa / Ebony Gary The Wistar Institute, USA
2.     Daniel Yara Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), United Kingdom

Bright Sparks PhD

1.     Rose Miller, University of Georgia, USA
2.     Alper Çevirgel, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
3.     Ilke Aernout, Ghent University, Belgium

Poster Awards  (4  – Third Place )

1.     Rory Hills,University of Oxford, United Kingdom 
2.     Koemchhoy Khim Chonnam National University, South Korea 
3.    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

 

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