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Research Excellence Awards

With a record number of abstracts submitted in recent years, the prestigious Research Excellence Awards will return to the 60th 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 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 health professionals engaged in research in addition to their clinical practice (clinician-researchers) as well as non-clinician-researchers.

Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations. This year, two additional poster categories will be introduced. These 'Collaborative Research' categories will showcase MSH partnerships producing high impact, innovative research.

Abstracts are to adhere to the template provided on the abstract portal. The abstract submission deadline is Friday 28 May 2021.

Call for abstracts  Criteria and guidelines 

Awards

The Research Excellence Awards oral finalist presentations and poster exhibition will take place on Thursday 26 August 2021 at the Translational Research Institute (TRI).

Oral

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 award section. Only one vote per person.

Winners of the oral award categories will each receive $1,000.

Poster

The seven poster award categories are:

  • PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Student researcher, Clinical Science
  • PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Student researcher, Laboratory/Basic Science
  • PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Early career researcher, Clinical Science
  • PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—Early career researcher, Laboaratory/Basic Science
  • PA Research Foundation Translational Research Partnerships Award—Bench-top to bedside^
  • PA Research Foundation Research Partnerships Award—Interdisciplinary Excellence^
  • PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award—People's Choice*.

^Terms and conditions apply for the collaborative research awards. The award is presented to the nominated lead of this group.
*As voted by registered in-person attendees for the poster award section. Only one vote per person.

Winners of the poster award categories will each receive $500.

Key dates

  • Monday 29 March: Abstract submission opens
  • Friday 28 May: Abstract submission deadline
  • 7-25 June: Abstracts review
  • Friday 2 July: Authors notified
  • Monday 5 July: Presentation guidelines provided
  • Thursday 26 August: Research Excellence Awards 2021

PAHHS 2016 abstract postersPAHHS 2016 abstract posters

 
Last updated 13 April 2021
Last reviewed 29 March 2021