- The Abbott Diagnostic Award of the European Society for Clinical Virology shall be awarded annually for original contributions in the area of viral diagnosis.
| Only members of the European Society for Clinical Virology within less than 10 active years in virology after receiving a PhD or MD degree, are eligible for the Award. A member may receive the Award only once. |
| Candidates for the Award must have been an author of one or more papers on viral diagnosis published in a refereed scientific journal during the two years prior to the nomination. When the nomination is assessed, the candidate’s previous scientific contribution in this field will also be taken into consideration. |
| Nominations for the Award may be made by any member of the European Society for Clinical Virology and should be seconded by another member. The nomination should consist of a written statement, outlining the candidate’s innovation in viral diagnosis (not more than 2 pages of A4), supported by a brief curriculum vitae which should include name, date of birth, brief details of the candidate’s career and a list of publications. Major contributions to viral diagnosis should be indicated by a * and copies of the abstracts of these papers attached. In the case of papers with more than one author the candidate’s contributions should be stated by the nominator. |
Three complete copies of the nominations should be received by the Secretary of the European Society for Clinical Virology usually by the 31st of January.
| Each year the Executive of the European Society for Clinical Virology will appoint a committee of three members to consider nominations. These should not include the proposers, the seconders or anyone from the candidate’s own laboratories. The Past-President should be one of the members and Convenor of the committee, which will make a recommendation for the Award by the end of March to be ratified by the Executive. If a candidate has been selected, the Award will be presented at the subsequent Society Meeting. |
| The Award consists of a cheque of € 1800 and a Certificate. In addition, the awardee has the privilege to give an oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the ESCV. At this meeting the registration fee will be waived, and he/she is invited as a guest to the Society Dinner. Finally, the awardee will be encouraged to write a review to the Journal of Clinical Virology, in consultation with the European Editor-in-Chief.
| | These Rules shall be published on the website of the European Society for Clinical Virology. |
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