The 2026 KINGFA Young Investigator Award goes to Dr Erlantz Lizundia, Full Professor at the Bilbao School of Engineering, University of the Basque Country. He obtained his PhD in Advanced Materials Engineering in 2011 at the University of the Basque Country, and did two Postdoctoral stays at the University of the British Columbia (2016) and
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The CELL Division is looking to create the CELL Buddy System, where we pair senior students and early-career members (Mentors) with freshmen and juniors (Mentees) to share advice, navigate the division, and talk science. Use our quick sign-up survey to tell us which role you want to take on before the 17th August 2026 and
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The International Glycoconjugate Organization (IGO) is accepting nominations of glycoscientists who have clearly advanced the field of glycoscience and show promise of continuing advancements. The award (US$4,000) will be presented at the 28th International Symposium on Glycoconjugates (Glyco28) scheduled at Makuhari, Chiba (Japan) on August 1st-6th, 2027. The awardee will present his/her accomplishments at Glyco28. Furthermore, Free registration,
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The CELL Division needs you. We looking for new members to serve on its Executive commitee. These are: Member-at-large Graduate student member-at-large Chair-elect Secretary Treasurer Councilor Serving on the executive committee of the CELL Division will provide an opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction of this exciting field, foster collaboration across academia and industry, and
The CELL Division would like to congratulate Kevin Edgar, a professor in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials and associate dean of the Graduate School at Virginia Tech, also a long time member and councillor of the ACS CELL Division, has been elected as AAAS Fellow for his contribution “…to the chemistry and engineering of polysaccharides,
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Dr Antje Potthast, Full Professor at the Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources at the Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources of BOKU University in Vienna, Austria is the recipient of the 2026 Anselme Payen award! She is the Deputy Director of the Institute, serves as the Scientific Head of the BOKU Core Facility
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As usual, we have an amazingly talented pool of 20 candidates for the 2026 CELL Division Graduate Student Award and the selection was tough. After long deliberation and discussion among our judges, they have narrowed down two candidates from the pool. The first place goes to Anna Lehrhofer from BOKU University (University of Natural Resources
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The American Chemical Society (ACS) is now accepting nominations for the 2027 National Awards. These prestigious awards recognize outstanding achievements that advance the chemical sciences and promote excellence and innovation in our field. Nomination Deadline: November 1 Submit your package here: www.nominate.acs.org Below are selected awards currently open for nominations. We strongly encourage nominations that
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