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Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2021, the Nutrients Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of human nutrition, as well as to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application deadline for this award is 28 May 2025, and winners are announced on 31 July 2025.

The Prize:
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees, valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Nutrients 2024 Best PhD Thesis Award
 
Application deadline: 28 May 2025
Winner announcement: 31 July 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or a recently qualified PhD holder who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.

Required Application Documents

– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with their thesis;
– An electronic copy of their PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of their PhD diploma (or certificate of study from a school or research institute stating that they are a PhD student who will or have graduated).

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Lucía Iglesias Vázquez
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Award Committee

Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez Chairman
University of Connecticut
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Prof. Dr. Kimber L. Stanhope
Dr. Jaime Uribarri

Winner

Alex Mohr
Arizona State University

Award Committee

Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez Chairman
University of Connecticut
Prof. Dr. Hermann Toplak
Medizinische Universität Graz, Univ. Klinik für Innere Medizin
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Dr. David Nieman
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Prof. Dr. Kimber L. Stanhope
Dr. Jaime Uribarri

Winner

Julia Rode
Nutrition-Gut-Brain Interactions Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

Award Committee

Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez Chairman
University of Connecticut
Prof. Ina Bergheim
University of Vienna
Dr. Leanne M. Redman
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dr. Dolores del Castillo
CSIC
Dr. Francisco José Perez
University of Barcelona
Dr. Gloria Vega
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Prof. Manohar Garg
University of Necwastle
Prof. Valerie Duffy
University of Connecticut
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