RESEARCH
Cells Tissues Organs Young Investigators Award
The journal Cells Tissues Organs is seeking self-nominations for our young investigator award competition.
Call for Young Investigators
Cells Tissues Organs is pleased to support early career researchers in the areas of developmental biology, stem cell biology, and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. We look forward to continuing to support researchers and promote cutting edge research. Announcements for each round of the award can be found on the CTO journal homepage.
Awardees 2022
We are happy to announce the first round of winners of the Young Investigator Award 2022:
Dr Kyle Lampe
Dr Rio Sugimura
Dr Sarah Gullbrand
Dr Shiva Singh
Dr Tugba Ozdemir
Dr Xiaoping Bao
More announcements will follow.
Awardees 2021
We are happy to announce the winners of the Young Investigator
Awardees 2020
Have a look at the winning articles from the Young Investigators
Awardee Webinars
Explore our previously held awardee webinars where previous awardees discuss their research and experience of submitting to Cells Tissues Organs.
Eligible Applicants
Researchers who are an independent principal investigator (PI) and lead a research team.
Researchers who are non-tenured (Assistant Professor, Instructor, or equivalent).
Researchers who are no more than 15 years from their terminal degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent).
Submission of Application Materials
Applicants should send their abstract and biosketch/ CV to a member of the editorial board listed below by July 31st, 2023.
A two-page biosketch/CV highlighting research accomplishments. The biosketch/CV should highlight prior education, past and current employment, honors/awards, and publication history.
Researchers should submit a tentative title and a 250-word abstract detailing their potential contribution to the young investigator award issue.
The PI’s research should align with our three emphasis areas (developmental biology, stem cell biology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine). Thus, the title and abstract should highlight one or more of CTO’s emphasis areas.
Important Dates
Submission of Application Materials
Starting: March 31st, 2023
Ending: July 31st, 2023
Awardees Notified
August 14th, 2023
Submission of Manuscripts
Starting: August 15th, 2023
Ending: November 30th, 2023
Peer Review
December 1st 2023 through January 2nd 2024
Final Submissions Due
February 2nd, 2024
Awardees Information
Following review of application materials by members of the editorial board, we will select awardees in each of our emphasis areas.
Awardees will submit either a review manuscript or an original research manuscript for publication in a future, dedicated Young Investigator Issue of Cells Tissues Organs.
Awardees will receive recognition through a commentary article at the beginning of the issue.
Awardees will be listed on the Cells Tissues Organs website.
Awardees will submit either a review manuscript or an original research manuscript for publication in a future, dedicated Young Investigator Issue of Cells Tissues Organs.
Awardees will receive recognition through a commentary article at the beginning of the issue.
Editorial Board Member Contacts
Submissions of application materials or any questions should be submitted to the following editorial board members.
Dr. Loredana De Bartolo
Research Director
Institute on Membrane Technology
National Research Council of Italy
Dr. Loredana De Bartolo
Dr. Ryan Gilbert
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Ryan Gilbert
Dr. Stefan Liebau
Chairman
Institute of Neuroanatomy and Developmental Biology INDB
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Dr. Stefan Liebau
Dr. Kacey Marra
Professor
Departments of Plastic Surgery and Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Kacey Marra
Dr. Christoph Viebahn
Professor
Department of Anatomy and Embryology
University of Göttingen
Dr. Christoph Viebahn
Dr. Guojun Sheng
Professor
Lab of Developmental Morphogenesis
The International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS)
Kumamoto University
Dr. Guojun Sheng
