Günter Blobel Early Career Award

About the Award

This award is given to an outstanding life scientist who has served as an independent investigator for no more than seven years as of the application deadline. It was previously called the Early Career Life Scientist Award but was renamed in 2020 to honor Günter Blobel.

Award Details

The winner will receive a $1,000 stipend, complimentary registration for the 2024 Cell Bio meeting, and an invitation to speak at the meeting.

Who is Eligible

An outstanding life scientist who has served as an independent investigator for no more than seven years as of the application deadline. Nominators and nominees must be ASCB members.

Selection Criteria

• Candidate’s contributions to and impact on the field of cell biology and the life sciences.
• Candidate’s contributions to achieving additional areas of the ASCB mission.
• Candidate’s demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

How to Apply

Application deadline: Submissions are now closed for 2024.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates may either self-apply or be nominated. If you are nominating another person please obtain all required documentation from the candidate prior to proceeding.

1. A biosketch that follows the NIH (or similar format), no longer than 5 pages.
2. A narrative statement of no more than 2 pages that focuses on the candidate’s research achievements as well as indicating their contributions to one or more other areas of ASCB’s mission: Advocating sound research policies, improving education, promoting professional development, or increasing diversity in the scientific workforce. The statement should be written by the candidate.
3. Two letters of support, neither longer than 2 pages. At least one of the supporting letters must be from someone who is neither a collaborator, former trainee, nor mentor of the candidate; and who is at a different institution than the candidate.  The letters of support should explicitly address whether a nominee’s professional conduct over their career embodies the principles and expectations noted in the Community Code of Conduct and Honorific Code of Conduct.

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Please Note

1. ASCB wants to ensure that the pool of award candidates is as diverse and inclusive as possible. The demographic questions are for internal reporting only and are not viewable by award reviewers. The questions are not mandatory, however we would appreciate your responses so that we can assess our level of inclusivity.
2. As a founder of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) ASCB does not use journal impact factors or other journal-based metrics in the evaluation process for its awards. ASCB looks at an individual’s research contributions and impact on the field, rather than the prestige of the journals where work is published.

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