We proudly announce the names of the first awardees of the YSN-YMCC Grant to attend ACSMEDI|EFMC Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers.
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Aleša Bricelj obtained her master’s degree in pharmacy at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University in Ljubljana in 2019. She is currently a fourth-year PhD student under the supervision of Assist. Prof. Izidor Sosic and Prof. Marko Anderluh at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana. Her research focuses on utilising PROTACs for targeted protein degradation of various proteins involved in malignancies. |
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Andreas Luttens has received his Master's degree in Molecular Design in Chemistry from Ghent University, Belgium. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Molecular Life Sciences at Uppsala University, Sweden. Andreas joined the lab of Jens Carlsson in 2017 and works on novel strategies to navigate vast chemical spaces using virtual screening |
To support the participation of young researchers to attend transatlantic conferences and offer them the opportunity to broaden their network outside the national-regional scope, the EFMC Young Scientists Network (YSN) and the ACSMEDI Young Medicinal Chemists Committee (YMCC) decided to fund a joint grant.
Up to two grants of 1500€ covering economy flight and up to 3-nights accommodation will be awarded to facilitate attendance to ACSMEDI|EFMC Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers. The prizes will be allocated to European researchers when the conference takes place in the United States, and to American researchers when the conference takes place in Europe. In addition, the awardees will be garanteed a poster presentation, and will be offered the opportunity to apply for an oral communication.
The upcoming edition of the ACSMEDI|EFMC Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers will take place in Boston, United States on June 10-13, 2023.
Who can apply?
Review Criteria
How to apply?
Deadline for submission: February 15, 2023.
The winner(s) will be announced during the month of March.