Microbiology to award ‘Most Promising Science Prize’ at British Yeast Group 2021

23 June 2021

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Microbiology is pleased to announce that it will be awarding a poster prize at the British Yeast Group 2021 Focused Meeting, taking place digitally from 7–9 December 2021.

The ‘Most Promising Science Prize’ will be awarded to one scientific poster at the meeting. The winner, selected by members of the organising committee, will win a cash prize and be featured on our blog, Microbe Post. All posters displayed at British Yeast Group 2021: The future of yeast research will be automatically entered for the prize.

The deadline to submit your abstract is 20 September 2021.

Submit your abstract


You can find out more about the event, and register to attend, via the event page.

As the founding and flagship journal from the Microbiology Society, Microbiology brings together communities of scientists from all microbiological disciplines and from around the world. Originally Journal of General Microbiology, we have been publishing the latest advances in microbiology since 1947. Today the journal reflects the diversity and importance of microbiology in addressing current global challenges, such as food security, environmental sustainability, and health, by publishing fundamental and applied research across the breadth of the field.

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Image: Dr Elizabeth Bilsland.