FAOBMB Award for Research Excellence

The FAOBMB Award for Research Excellence is awarded annually to a distinguished biochemist or molecular biologist, based on work carried out predominantly within the FAOBMB region. The work should reflect excellence of scientific contributions to the field and sustained research productivity. Nominees must be members of one of the FAOBMB constituent Societies or Groups with at least two years of continuous membership immediately prior to the nomination. The Award Winner will receive the award and citation from the FAOBMB President and present his or her work as a lecture in a plenary session at the Annual FAOBMB Meeting (Conference or Congress). Names of previous Award Winners are shown below. The award winner will receive complimentary registration for the Annual FAOBMB Meeting as well as receiving an award, an honorarium and travel/accommodation allowance (the amounts are subject to change over time), provided by FAOBMB and sponsoring organizations.

The next FAOBMB Award for Research Excellence will be presented in 2025 at the 31st FAOBMB Conference to be held in Busan, Republic of Korea (20-23 May 2025).

A call for nominations for this Award is now open, with a closing date of 15 November 2024

Here are the links to the detailed Guidelines and Nomination Form for the Award for Research Excellence in 2025.

Past Award Winners