RMS Medal for Life Sciences
Applications are invited for the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) Medal for Life Sciences. The aim of the award is to celebrate and mark outstanding scientific achievements applying microscopy in the field of cell biology. The award is open to researchers who have run their own research lab for less than 10 years and will be awarded once every two years at the RMS MICROSCIENCE Conference and Exhibition.
As the RMS will be hosting the European Microscopy Congress (emc2012) in Manchester on 16-21 September 2012 instead of MICROSCIENCE 2012, the award will be at emc2012, and then at MICROSCIENCE 2014. Applicants may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague or supervisor. The prize is open to applicants worldwide and will take the form of a certificate and medal.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a letter to state they wish to be considered for the Life Sciences Medal to the RMS office (Miss Jessica Stanley Jessica@rms.org.uk) or nominators should submit a curriculum vitae for the nominated candidate to Jessica at the RMS office. Nominated candidates will be contacted after the closing date to confirm that they are happy for their nomination to be considered. The curriculum vitae should include a statement (maximum length 1 page) outlining the merits of the candidate and their suitability for the medal.
The RMS Life Sciences committee will consider applications and the winner will receive complementary registration to the conference and exhibition and be invited to give an oral presentation at emc2012, where they will be presented with the medal.
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, with a deadline of 1 March 2012, and the winner will be announced in April 2012.
For further information on emc2012 visit www.emc2012.org.uk
