An important part of a junior scientist’s career development is presenting their work at leading conferences. To support this aspect of training, DMM’s not-for-profit publisher, The Company of Biologists, helps to bring students and junior postdocs from around the world to conferences in their areas of interest through providing travel funding in the form of Direct Travel Grants.
Successful applicants can use their funding to attend a conference to give an oral or poster presentation. Alternatively, grants can be obtained to carry out a visit to another research laboratory in order to learn a new technique relevant to the applicant’s research project. Depending on whether the travel is local or international, grants range from £250–£500.
DMM would like to congratulate the recent recipients of Direct Travel Grants, who were able to attend disease-relevant meetings as a result:
Rodrigo Dieguez-Hurtado, to attend Kloster Seeon ‘Angiogenesis’: Molecular Mechanisms and Functional Interactions in Germany (18–21 September, 2010).
Cheryl Cero, to attend the 7th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience in the Netherlands (2–7 July, 2010).
Elysse Knight, to attend the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease in Hawaii (10–15 July, 2010).
Ambalika Sarkar, to attend the International Conference of Neuropsychopharmacology in Hong Kong (6–10 June, 2010).
Anastasiya Heneha, to attend the International Congress of Young Scientists in Armenia (13–16 April, 2010).
Simon Foulcer, to attend the 8th International Conference on Hyaluronan Science in Japan (31 May-13 June, 2010).
Abdelali Agouni, to attend the ADA 70th Scientific Sessions in Florida (24–29 June, 2010).
Anita Somborac, to attend the ATS International Conference in New Orleans (14–19 May, 2010).
For more details on Direct Travel Grants and other funding opportunities available to graduate students and junior postdocs through The Company of Biologists (which include Research Presentation Grants and Travelling Fellowships), visit http://www.biologists.com/ or email [email protected].
