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Muthoot M.George Memorial Research Award

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TANKER Foundation and Kerala Kidney Research Foundation are pleased to announce an award for the most outstanding young researcher in Nephrology in India. This award will be presented on the 25th of January 2012 at the Savera Hotel, during our Annual Awards function, the Republic Eve Nite.

The Award

The award will carry a cash prize of Rs. 2,00,000/-, a citation and a gold medallion. The award winner's accommodation and travel by train (Second Class A/c) will be reimbursed.

Criteria
  1. Age - No Limit.
  2. Primary researcher must have been a major contributor to the research work.
  3. The research must have been done in India.
  4. Co-investigators consent should be given.
  5. The research must not have been presented elsewhere.
  6. The research must be an outstanding contribution towards understanding kidney diseases, of relevance to India.
Award Selection Process:

The applicants will need to send a detailed research report – 5 copies to TANKER Foundation by post and 1 copy by e-mail (tankerawards@gmail.com) for review by the screening committee.

The screening committee will short list the applications and forward it to the award selection jury.

Timeline:

15th Sept - 30th Sept 2011 Announcement

1st Oct - 30th Nov 2011 Research Paper Submission

1st Dec - 15th Dec 2011 Screening Committee Short List

15th Dec - 31st Dec 2011 Award Selection

2nd Jan 2012 Announcement of Award Winner

25th Jan 2012 Awards Ceremony

Jury - Award Selection:
  1. Dr. Bendt Lingholm - Sweden
  2. Dr. Dimitrios Oreopolus - Canada
  3. Dr. Saral Naicker - South Africa
  4. Dr. George T John - Vellore
  5. Dr. Raghu Kalluri - USA

We request you to send in your nominations accordingly. For further queries please call TANKER Foundation at 43090998 & 28273407 or e-mail us at tankerawards@gmail.com.