Young Investigator Award

Young Investigator Award Application

We are accepting applications by Young Investigators to be considered for an oral presentation at the 2026 Marmoset Bioscience Symposium on May 21-22, 2026 in Pittsburgh. Applications are due by February 6th, 2026. The selected candidate will give a 30 min talk at the meeting. Eligibility and submission requirement information are listed below.

Candidates MUST meet the following criteria:

1.  Be a postdoctoral fellow or non-tenured faculty within 2-10 years of receiving a PhD and demonstrating research independence.

2.  Work with marmosets in any area of biological research, broadly defined, including, but not limited to, neuroscience, cognition, aging research, neuroendocrinology and genetics.

Candidates will be evaluated according to: the promise, productivity and creativity of the research, which will be assessed through publications (in press or published), current funding source(s), honors (e.g., invited talks) and a letter of reference. 

Applications MUST include:

·       Current CV (indicating start date of faculty or equivalent appointment, a list of invited talks or presentations, and current funding source(s))

·       Abstract (body text up to 400 words) of a 30-minute talk on the research and its broader implications for bioscience

·       One letter of reference from a senior scientist familiar with the work. The candidate should arrange to have the letter sent separately or together with the application by the deadline to the contact below:

Please email your application as a single PDF to marmosetbioscience@gmail.com