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2023 Science Writing Competition winners announced!

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To make science accessible, we need clear and concise communication. The Antibody Society thus offers our student and post-doc members a chance to grow this skill through a Science Writing Competition. This competition is organized and managed by the Society’s Communications & Membership Committee. Entrants submitted essays of 1200 – 1500 words on a topic related to antibody research that were evaluated by our panel of judges.

Our student winner is:

Rodrigo García Valiente, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Essay title: Antibodies, those party poopers

Our post-doc winner is:

Dr Zack Saud, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Essay title: On the Origins of Antibodies: Natural and Man-made

Winning essays from previous Science Writing Competitions can be accessed here.

The next Science Writing Competition opens in February 2024.

Thanks to everyone who participated!

2022 Science Writing Competition winners announced!

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Congratulations to our winners!

To make science accessible, clear, concise communication is essential. The Antibody Society thus offers our student and post-doctoral fellow members a chance to grow this skill through a Science Writing Competition. Entrants submitted essays of 1200 – 1500 words on a topic related to antibody research that were evaluated by our panel of judges.

Our post-doc and student winners are:

Dr. Finn Wolfreys, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Essay title: Antibody Discovery’s Diversity Problem

Alexander Brown, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA

Essay title: Immunity in a Deck of Cards

The winning essays can be accessed via the links above.

View all winning essays from the
Science Writing Competitions here

The  next Science Writing Competition opens in Feb. 2023.

Thanks to everyone who participated!

The 2022 Science Writing Competition is open!

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Attention Student & Post-doc members:
The 2022 Science Writing Competition is open!

Clear, concise communication is essential to make your science accessible. The Antibody Society is offering you a chance to grow this skill through a Science Writing Competition. For examples, view winning essays from the 2021 Science Writing Competition.

We invite you to submit an essay of 1200 – 1500 words on a topic related to antibody research. Feel free to use an eye-catching self-generated high-resolution graphic (jpg format) to help make your main point. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

Antibody engineering
Antibody therapeutics
Fc effector function and neutralization
Bispecific antibodies
Antibody-drug conjugates
Adaptive immune receptor repertoires

The winning essays are featured on The Antibody Society’s website and winners receive a $400 cash prize.

Two winners (1 student, 1 post-doc) will be selected by our panel of judges based on the originality, creativity, clarity, and structure of their essays.

Send your essay to membership@antibodysociety.org as a Word document. The first 30 submissions will be considered for the competition. Please include your contact details and whether you are a student or post-doc in your email.

Submission deadline: May 1, 2022
Essays should be written for a general reader. Guidance on effective scientific writing can be found here and here.

Entry is limited to The Antibody Society student and post-doc members. Additional information can be found here.

Not a member? Membership is free for students and post-docs – register here!

2021 Science Writing Competition winners announced

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Congratulations to our winners!

To make science accessible, clear, concise communication is essential. The Antibody Society thus offers our student and post-doctoral fellow members a chance to grow this skill through a Science Writing Competition. Entrants submitted essays of 1200 – 1500 words on a topic related to antibody research that were evaluated by our panel of judges. Our two winners are:

Dr. Monica Fernández-Quintero, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Essay title: Antibody’s Next Top Model – CDR loop ensembles from molecular dynamics simulations guiding antibody design and docking.

Matthew Thomas, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Essay title: Saint Peregrine and the programmable bacilli: Nanobodies and the bacteria that make them.

We also selected one entrant for honorable mention, in recognition of their creative writing and bold use of a literary style:

Dr. Finn Wolfreys, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Essay title: A Short Biography of Antibodies

Their essays can be accessed via the links above. Winners will be offered an opportunity to give a short talk on their essay topic in a Society webinar, and they also receive free registration to one meeting we co-promote, as listed on our Upcoming Meetings page, or a meeting that we organize.

Thanks to everyone who participated!

Science Writing Competition

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Attention Student & Post-doc members:
Our Science Writing Competition is now open!
Submission deadline: July 1, 2021

Clear, concise communication is essential to make your science accessible! The Antibody Society is offering you a chance to grow this skill through a Science Writing Competition.

We invite you to submit an essay of 1200 – 1500 words on a topic related to antibody research. Feel free to use an eye-catching self-generated high-resolution graphic (jpg format) to help make your main point. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Antibody engineering
  • Antibody therapeutics
  • Fc effector function and neutralization
  • Bispecific antibodies
  • Antibody-drug conjugates
  • Adaptive immune receptor repertoires

The winning essays will be featured on The Antibody Society’s website, and winners will be offered an opportunity to give a short talk on their essay topic in a Society webcast. Winners will also receive free registration to one meeting we co-promote, as listed on our Upcoming Meetings page, or one of the following meetings that we organize:

Two winners (1 student, 1 post-doc) will be selected by our panel of judges based on the originality, creativity, clarity, and structure of their essays.

Submission deadline: July 1, 2021

Winners will be announced by July 9, 2021.

Entry is limited to The Antibody Society student and post-doc members. Submission details and the competition rules are found here.

Not a member? Click here to register for your free membership!