With a record number of abstracts submitted in recent years, the prestigious Research Excellence Awards will return to the 61st PAH Health Symposium.
Sponsored by the PA Research Foundation, the Research Excellence Awards showcase the best clinical and laboratory/basic science research undertaken by student researchers and early career researchers across Metro South Health (MSH) and affiliated research institutes.
The Research Excellence Awards support all forms of health research and are open to student researchers and early career researchers engaging in clinical or laboratory/basic science research.
Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations.
Abstract submissions are now open. The submission deadline is 3pm Friday 27 May 2022.
When will the finalist presentations take place?
- Oral finalist presentations: Will take place on Thursday 25 August 2022 at the Translational Research Institute (TRI).
- Poster finalist presentations: Will be available to view online, and all the posters will be displayed online and electronically for the duration of the symposium.
Awards
Oral awards
The five oral award categories are:
- PA Research Foundation Researcher of the Year Award—Student researcher, Clinical Science
- PA Research Foundation Researcher of the Year Award—Student researcher, Laboratory/Basic Science
- PA Research Foundation Researcher of the Year Award—Early career researcher, Clinical Science
- PA Research Foundation Researcher of the Year Award—Early career researcher, Laboratory/Basic Science
- PA Research Foundation Researcher of the Year Award—People's Choice
*As voted by registered in person attendees for the oral final presentation session. Only one vote per person.
Winners of the oral award categories will each receive $1,000.
Poster awards
The five poster award categories are:
- PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Student researcher, Clinical Science
- PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Student researcher, Laboratory/Basic Scienc
- PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Early career researcher, Clinical Science
- PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Early career researcher, Laboratory/Basic Science
- PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—People's Choice*
*As voted by registered delegates. Only one vote per person.
Winners of the poster award categories will each receive $500.
Key dates
- April: Abstract submission opens
- Friday 27 May: Abstract submission deadline
- June: Abstract review
- July: Authors notified and presentation guidelines provided
- Thursday 25 August: Research Excellence Awards 2022

