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ESP Awards for Excellence in Photobiological Research

On the occasion of the biennial congress, the Executive Committee of the ESP awards a medal to distinguished scientists whose research achievements in Photobiology are internationally acknowledged as outstanding and who have given crucial contributions to ESP activities.

2023 Roberta Croce, Michael Hamblin, David Kessel
2021 Dietrich Averbeck, Tayyaba Hasan, Tadeusz Sarna
2019 Lesley E. Rhodes, John L. Spudich
2017 Silvia E. Braslavsky, Miguel A. Miranda, Joan E. Roberts
2015 Vivienne E. Reeve, Evelyne Sage
2013 Kristian Berg, Francesco Ghetti
2011 Jacques Piette, Antony R. Young
2009 Stanley B. Brown, Donat-Peter Häder
2007 Janet F. Bornman, Herbert Hönigsmann
2005 Jean Cadet, Roy H. Pottier
2003 Rex M. Tyrrel, Jan van der Leun
2001 Giulio Jori, Francesco Lenci
1999 Johan Moan, T. George Truscott
1997 Kurt Schaffner, Pill-Soon Song
1995 Brian Johnson, Paul Mathis
1993 Claude Rimington
1991 Hartmut Michel
1989 John D. Spikes, László Szalay
1987 David Shugar, Kendric C. Smith

ESP Young Investigator Award

ESP awards a medal to young researchers (under age 35), who have conducted original research of exceptionally high quality in fields related to photobiology. The awardee is selected by the ESP Education and Training Committee among nominated candidates. The award is presented during the ESP congress, where the awardee gives the opening lecture.

2023 Nadja A. Simeth-Crespi, Roger Bresolí Obach
2021 Ardemis Boghossian, Anne-Laure Bulin
2019 Pilar Acedo, Matteo Grattieri
2017 Ilaria Testa
2015 Alex R. Jones
2013 Katie M. Dixon, Abhishek D. Garg
2011 Scott Byrne
2009 Cristina Flors, Gonzalo Cosa
2007 Virginie Lhiaubet-Vallet
2005 Jean-Yves Matroule
2003 Christoph Abels

ESP Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (Acronym ESP2hD Award)

The European Society for Photobiology launches its first award for PhD thesis in the field of Photobiology. The recipient received the award during the biennial Congress of the European Society for Photobiology.

2023 Carla Arnau del Valle, Miriam Izzo

Carla Arnau del Valle

I am honored to have received the ESP2hD award, which marks a significant milestone in my academic journey, showcasing international recognition of my PhD research. This esteemed recognition validates my dedication to photobiology and presents invaluable networking and collaboration opportunities within the ESP community. As both an ESP member and awardee, I am deeply grateful for the ongoing support and resources that empower me to continue advancing the field of photobiology.

Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-arnau-del-valle-bb12a4bb/

https://twitter.com/CarlaArnau (@CarlaArnau)

Miriam Izzo

Receiving the ESP2hD award shortly after defending my PhD, gave an important visibility of my research at international level. Thanks to the ESP, my network in the photobiology community expanded significantly which resulted in new collaborations. This international recognition served also to boost my academic career becoming first a postdoctoral fellow at National Institute of Genetics in Japan, followed by a postdoctoral position in European grant implemented at Solar Fuels Lab, University of Warsaw.

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-izzo-23623315b/

Roger Bresolí Obach

Receiving the ESP Young Investigator Award was a significant moment for me. It allowed me to share my research with the global community of photobiologists and gain international recognition for my work, which will open doors to exciting new collaborations.

Website: https://techtransfer.iqs.edu/personas/dr-roger-bresoli-obach/

Ardemis Boghossian

Being new to Europe, I was faced with building a new local academic network when I started my research team. The ESP Young Investigator Award gave me the visibility that I needed to build this network. I am thankful for the strong connections that grew from the ESP lecture, the award ceremony, and being a part of the ESP community. I am also deeply thankful for the recognition this award has brought to my team's research early in the building of our lab during my tenure-track years. This recognition continues to motivate our research, inspiring high-risk, high-reward efforts from the even earlier-career researchers on our team.

Website: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lnb/

Anne-Laure Bulin

Receiving the Young Investigator Award was a fantastic opportunity to present my research to this large ESP community. In addition to giving me great visibility within this community I had recently joined, the YIA represented an important milestone in my career, as it sounded like a mark of encouragement to continue my research and a token of recognition from my peers.

Website: https://albulin.wordpress.com

Matteo Grattieri

Receiving the Young Investigation Award allowed me to present my research to a broad community, expand scientific networking and start exciting collaborations. It was also beneficial to my career as Assistant Professor at the University of Bari, Italy
https://twitter.com/grattierilab

(use @GrattieriLab as a shortcut on twitter instead of the full link)

Abhishek D. Garg

The ESP Young Investigator Award was a fantastic recognition of my doctoral research on photodynamic therapy-induced immunogenic cell death (ICD) in cancer. This prize inspired me to pursue various challenges in the field of immunology of cell death in cancer immunotherapy. This was before cancer immunotherapy was recognised as a breakthrough. Subsequently, this fuelled my current independent research in reverse translational immuno-oncology as group leader at KU Leuven, Belgium.

Lab Website: https://abhishek-d-garg.wixsite.com/csi-lab
Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/AbhishekDGarg

Cristina Flors

From photosensitizing proteins to novel microscopy methods for studying light-induced biological processes at the nanoscale, Photobiology remains at the heart of my lab's research at IMDEA Nanoscience more than a decade after my award. Thank you ESP!
Cristina Flors Lab

Virginie Lhiaubet-Vallet

Receiving the ESP Young Investigator Award offered me the opportunity to disseminate my research among the international community of photobiologists. This prize represents a milestone in my scientific career, bringing international recognition of my work and opening the door to new collaborations. I am deeply honored to be part of the ESP family!
https://itq.upv-csic.es/empleado/lhiaubet-virginie-lyria

https://twitter.com/VirLhiaubet (@VirLhiaubet)

Jean-Yves Matroule

Photobiology came up at the dawn of my scientific career and convinced me of the importance of multidisciplinary approaches in Biology. YIA acknowledged my passion for molecular biology, which encouraged and helped me to pursue my scientific career in academic research.
https://www.urbm.be/research-groups/jean-yves-matroule

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