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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">Dear LFMers,</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">On behalf of the selection committee, I would like to draw your attention to <b>the Best PhD Thesis Prize </b>announced by the <b>European Drosophila Society</b> (EDS) to recognize and reward <b>outstanding
work performed by PhD students</b> in life sciences <b>using the <i>Drosophila</i> model</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">The selected Awardee will deliver <b>a keynote</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"> presentation at the European <em><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book">Drosophila</span></em> Research
Conference</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"> (EDRC) <b>in Alicante</b> (September 25-28, 2025) and receive a €1000 prize. The conference fee, accommodation and travel expenses will be covered.</span><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">For the current call, nominees must have completed and defended their PhD work in the calendar years 2023 and 2024. This means that the oral PhD Thesis defence must have taken place between
January 1st, 2023, and December 31st, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">I encourage you to submit nominations for your outstanding PhD students and share this information with your colleagues and potential candidates. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">The deadline</span></b><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"> for the nomination is <b>February 28, 2025</b>. To submit a nomination, please use the following email: <a href="mailto:edsprize@gmail.com" title="mailto:edsprize@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0078D7">edsprize@gmail.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Book;color:black">For more details about the Prize and application requirements please visit: <a href="https://europeandrosophilasociety.org/eds-best-phd-thesis-prize" title="https://europeandrosophilasociety.org/eds-best-phd-thesis-prize"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://europeandrosophilasociety.org/eds-best-phd-thesis-prize</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mirka Uhlirova<o:p></o:p></p>
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