The ISHG also gives once in two years Dr. L.D. Sanghvi Oration Award. This is delivered during the Annual Meeting of the Society.
| Administering Agency: | Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG) |
| Frequency of Award: | Once in Two Years |
| Award Details: | Rs. 20,000 cash award and a medal and citation + Travel, board and lodging support to receive the award. The awardee will be requested to make a presentation of his/her work during the Annual Conference of ISHG. |
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IC Verma Lifetime Achievement Award
*Prof IC Verma Lifetime Achievement Award deadline (20th December 2023, by 5 PM).
Every year the ISHG gives three Young Scientist Awards (YSA) in the fields of Human Genetics. As a mark of recognition, the best three works in order of merit are selected subject to presentation and defense of their work. These best three candidates are awarded with a medal, certificate and cash prize as detailed below. All short-listed papers for young scientist presentation will receive waiver for registration, accommodation and travel will be provided by 3Tier AC via shortest route. The award will be subject to oral presentation at the YSA session during the annual ISHG meeting. Awards are declared and presented at the end of the meeting.
The candidate must not have completed 35 years of age by 31 st December of the preceding year or 3 months prior to the conference whichever is later. An age proof certificate must accompany the paper.
Award carries a medal, certificate, registration waiver, accommodation waiver, travel waiver and prize money of Rs. 5000, 3000 and 2000 in the order of merit.
The candidate should be a member of ISHG. If the candidate is not a member he/she can apply along with the submission of his YSA application.
The applicant should submit the following through email to “ ishg.secretariat@gmail.com ”, (i) Completed application from; (ii) A structured abstract (1000 words); (iii) Evidence of date of birth; (iv) Brief biodata (not exceeding 4 pages); (v) Reprints of all published papers and (vi) A letter from the mentor stating that the paper presented contains applicant’s work only. The candidate should also send one printed copy of the above documents.
The paper submitted must be the result of sole/major work done by the candidate and should not be published by the due date of submission of application. This can be authenticated by the candidate’s claim for being the first author of the paper. A letter from the mentor should support this claim. If the work is a part of Doctoral thesis a certificate from the guide that the candidate is mainly responsible for the findings and interpretation, attested to and countersigned as above, must accompany the paper. Simple review papers, without any attempt at synthesizing and interpretation, are not acceptable. Kindly submit the application form in the format given below.
Among the submitted papers for young scientist a maximum of 9 best papers in order of merit will be selected for presentation in the Annual ISHG meeting. Selection will be done by the committee of experts duly constituted by the ISHG President and Secretary.
The committee of experts evaluating the oral presentation of YSA will be constituted by ISHG EC and not by the local organizing committee. The experts in the committee evaluating the submissions should not be evaluating the submissions of his or her student or students from his or her institute contesting the YSA and will remain a non-voting member for this special circumstance. A special expert will be nominated for this special circumstance only for such candidates.
Candidates, recommended for consideration for the awards, are required to present their papers at the Annual Meeting of the Society. The presentation is for 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of discussion.
If a submitted abstract is not selected as one among top nine submissions in order of merit, it might be allowed for presentation as a poster.
The decision of the Governing Council regarding the Awards is final.
The award will be presented during the concluding ceremony of the Annual meeting of ISHG.
The last date for receipt of applications for the Young Scientist Award at the office of the Secretary, ISHG is 20th December 2023, by 5 PM.
| Name and Address | |
| Qualification | |
| Date of Birth* | |
| Institution where work was carried out | |
| Email ID | |
| Telephone (Work/ Home) | |
| Mobile No. | |
| Years of research experience | |
| Papers published (if any) excluding those communicated or under preparation** | |
| Number of reprints enclosed in three sets | |
| Name and Email ID of the Supervisor | |
| Are you a member of ISHG If yes, Tick one of the two | |
| Membership Number |
*Enclose attested copy of one of the following: Birth Certificate/ SSLC/HSC/CBSE marks card
** Enclose all the reprints copy
All correspondences should be made to: The Secretary, Indian Society of Human Genetics,
Dr.Inderjeet Kaur
Brien Holden Eye Research centre,
L V Prasad Eye Institute, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034,
Telangana, India.
ikaurs@gmail.com
Young Scientist Award - Certification