Rules Heine-Medin Award


Purpose
The Heine-Medin Award honours scientific work that promotes our understanding of virus diseases. The award is named after the German orthopedic surgeon Jacob von Heine (1800-1879) and the Swedish pediatrician Oscar Medin (1847-1927). Both made significant contributions to the recognition of poliomyelitis as a disease.
Award
The Heine-Medin Award consits of the Heine-Medin Medal, the Heine-Medin Certificate and a Travel Award of EUR 1000.-. In addition, the awardee is invited to give an oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the ESCV and to write a review for JCV in consultation with the European Editor-in-Chief. At the Annual Meeting, the registration fee will be waived and the awardee is invited as a guest to the Society Dinner.
The names of the recipients will be published in the ESCV Newsletter and on the ESCV website after the Annual Meeting.
Eligibility criteria
Members of the European Society for Clinical Virology within 10 active years in virology after receiving PhD/MD, are eligible for the Award (on the deadline day for application). Appropriate research in the field of Virology may be based on laboratory investigations, clinical studies, experimental animal studies or a combination thereof.
Application procedure
Complete Applications must be received by the Chairperson of the Heine-Medin Awards Committee (see below) before the deadline for abstract submission for the Annual Meeting. Each application should include:
  1. Curriculum vitae (including date of birth)
  2. Complete list of publications
  3. Copies of three original papers published or accepted for publication
  4. Abstract submitted to the Annual Meeting
  5. One-page summary explaining the significance of the work
Selection procedure
The recipients will be selected by the Heine-Medin Awards Committee. The Awards Committee consists of the second Vice-President of ESCV acting as Chairperson plus two ESCV Council Members who are appointed by the Executive of ESCV.
Next award
To be presented at the Saariselkä meeting (Lapland, Finland)
2008.



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