Best Poster & Oral Communication at the Annual Congress
The BTS encourages those studying toxicology and related sciences to present their work at the Annual Congress. These awards recognise and celebrate the excellence of those at the early stages of their career.
Student and post-doc (within 10 years of highest degree) presenting the best poster or oral communication at the Annual Congress
Annually
- £100 prize
- Commemorative certificate
- The student must present either a poster or oral communication at the Annual Congress
- Abstracts for the Annual Congress should be submitted as per the instructions issued with the call for abstracts
- All eligible (based on career stage) posters and oral communications will be judged at the Annual Congress
- Candidate gives poster or oral presentation at Annual Congress
- Prize winners decided by judging panel, formed by the Scientific Subcommittee
- Prize winners announced at Congress dinner
2011 Poster Prize, Mr Jack Sharkey, University of Liverpool
2011 Oral Presentation Prize, Ms Shambhavi Naik, University of Leicester
2013 Poster Prize, Mr Michael, Kyriakides, Imperial College London
2013 Oral Presentation Prize, Dr Mark Hayes, University of Manchester
2016 Poster Prize, Ms Kimberley Rockley, Durham University
2016 Oral Presentation Prize, Miss Amy Ball, University of Liverpool
2017 Poster Prize, Miss Hannah Dusza, Brunel University
2017 Oral Presentation Prize, Miss Nathalie de Bois Brillant, University of Liverpool
2018 Poster Prize, Mr Lewis Bibby, Newcastle University
2018 Oral Presentation Prize, Mrs Arathi Kizhedath, Newcastle University
2019 Oral Presentation Prize, Miss Lucia Livoti, University of Liverpool
2019 RSC Poster Presentation, Miss Kirsty Meldrum, Imperial College London
2019 IVTS Poster Presentation, Dr Stefano Grosso, University of Leicester
2022 Oral Presentation Prize, Miss Lucia Livoti, University of Liverpool
2023 Toxicology research (OUP) prize: Yizhou Yu, Cambridge University
2023 Poster Prize, Laura Booth, Newcastle University
2023 UKAAT Poster prize, Tiago Marques Pedro, Cambridge University
2023 RSC Poster prize, Felix Effah, UKHSA
2023 BTS Oral communication prizes, Hannah Coghlan and David O’Loughlin, MRC Toxicology Unit
2024 Best oral communications prize – post doctorate, Dimitrios Kakavas, School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University
2024 Best oral communications prize – student, Laura Booth, Newcastle University
2024 Best poster prize – post doctorate, Dr Giusy Russomanno, University of Liverpool
2024 Best poster prize – student, David O’Loughlin, MRC Toxicology Unit
