SSM Annual Awards
Each year, during the SSM Annual Meeting, we recognize outstanding scientific contributions with several prestigious awards. The awards aim to highlight the excellence in microbiological research and presentation.
The following awards are presented annually:
- Three Poster Awards, generously sponsored by bioMérieux, which acknowledge the best research posters presented during the meeting.
- Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the top oral presentations, with one award per scientific section, celebrating the clarity and impact of the research communicated.
- In select years, to encourage the next generation of microbiologists, an Early Career Contest “the Journal Club Challenge” and/ or a Lay Communication Contest: “My Thesis in 180 seconds.
We are proud to announce the winners from previous years, who have showcased exceptional work in microbiology:
Winners
2024 SSM-ICCMg Award
Congratulations to Shixu He from the University of Copenhagen for winning the 2024 SSM-ICCMg Award for his research on the impact of a common sucrase-isomaltase loss of function variant on the gut microbiome of Greenlandic Inuit.
The ICCMg prize is jointly supported by the SSM and the ICCMg, during the annual meeting (www.clinicalmetagenomics.org)
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Pr Etienne RUPPE, Pr Jacques SCHRENZEL, Dr Shixu HE, and Dr Vladimir LAZARE
2024
- Best Poster Awards:
1st Prize : Samuel Staubli, Zürich
2nd Prize : Patrycja Petrasz, Neuchâtel
3rd Prize : Yannik Heyer, Basel - Best Oral Presentations:
Clinical Microbiology: Arpita Sahoo, Zurich
Microbial Ecology: Thomas Gassler, Zurich
Molecular Microbiology: Valeria Congedi, Basel
Virology: Irina Glas, Zurich
Mycology: Marine Louvet, Lausanne
2023
- Best Poster Awards :
1st Prize : Basil Wicki, Basel
2nd Prize : Maya Bruderer, Basel
3rd Prize : Lena Bakker, Zurich - Best Oral Presentations:
Clinical Microbiology: Michèle Sorgenfrei, Zurich
Microbial Ecology: Maxime Batsch, Lausanne
Molecular Microbiology: Nicole Thürkauf, Basel
Virology: Gregory Mathez, Lausanne
Mycology: Chiara Pedrazzini, Zurich
Lay Communication: Samuel Staubli, Zurich - Lay Communication Contest winner:
Samuel Staubli, Zurich
2022
- Best Poster Awards :
1st Prize : Enea Maffei, Basel
2nd Prize : Christina Manner, Basel
3rd Prize : Vaisil Gaisin, Zurich
- Lay Communication Contest winner:
Laetitia LE CAOUS
2021
Online meeting due to Covid-19 No awards
2020
Canceled meeting due to Covid-19 No awards
2019
- Best Poster Awards:
1st Prize : Mingzhen Fan
2nd Prize : Fabio Palmieri
3rd Prize : Margo van Berkum - Best Oral Presentations:
Clinical Microbiology: Jose-Manuel Ortiz De La Rosa , Fribourg
Microbial Ecology: Selina Niggli, Zurich
Molecular Microbiology: Ophélie Rutschmann, Lausanne
Virology: Annika Hunziker, Zurich
Mycology: Fiorella Rüchti, Zurich
2018
- Best Poster Awards:
1st Prize : Noémie Matthey
2nd Prize : Martin Schäfer
3rd Prize : Christophe Paul - Best Oral Presentations:
Clinical Microbiology: Nina Vesel
Microbial Ecology: Diogo Tavares
Molecular Microbiology: Erik Bakkeren
Virology: Philip V’Kovski
Mycology: Marion Müller
2017
- Best Poster Awards:
1st Prize : Diogo Leite
2nd Prize : Jos Kramer
3rd Prize : Florian Tagini