The 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology will award the EMBO Poster Prize to two outstanding general presentations by early-career researchers. The winners will be selected by journal editors from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Eligibility

Who can apply:
Workshop submitters who are the first author and presenter, and who are either students or within five years of obtaining their degree.
Applicants must be able to attend the Poster Clinic sessions held during the conference.

Eligible presentation formats:
・Oral & Poster presentations (“-O/P”)
・Poster-only presentations (“-P”)
　Note: Recipients may also be eligible for the Best Presentation Award.

Number of Awardees

2 presenters

Prize

200 EUR per awardee

How to Apply

Those who wish to apply for the EMBO Poster Prize should select
“I will apply” under the EMBO Poster Award section on the Abstract Submission page of the registration system:
https://jsi2025.gakkai.online/

Selection Process

〈Step 1〉Nomination
10 candidate abstracts will be selected from all applications.

〈Step 2〉Poster Clinic
Poster Clinics will be held around lunchtime during the conference at the poster venue.
Candidates are also encouraged to attend Poster Clinics on days they are not presenting.
Session details will be shared individually with selected candidates.

〈Step 3〉Final Selection
EMBO journal editors will select the two prize winners based on the discussions during the clinics.
After the conference, notifications will be sent to the awardees between late December and mid-January.

〈Step 4〉Announcement
Awardees will be announced on this page.