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John Kendrew Fund
With the John Kendrew Award (JKA), the EMBL Alumni Association (EAA) aims to offer a prize that is highly regarded among the European scientific community in order to help young scientists gain early recognition and opportunities in pursuing ambitious and challenging career paths.
The award aims to foster and support young scientists by recognising and rewarding excellence in research and science communication. It is open to former EMBL pre- and postdocs, and is granted entirely on merit, irrespective of field or affiliation to any discipline.
For the period 2008-2010 the JKA, which costs €2,000 annually, was generously funded by the EMBL Pensioners' Association, who began the whole initiative thanks to the efforts of Konrad Müller. For the current decade 2011-2020 it is being generously funded by Roland Specker. The EAA would like to use this time to raise enough money to offer the award indefinitely: this means raising €10,000 per year for the next ten years until 2020.
There is no such thing as too small a gift and any amount is highly appreciated and acknowledged.
We are confident that with your help we can secure this award, and thank you for your support.
Impact on the winners
2011 Winner: Amaicha Depino
“This recognition is a great encouragement for me to continue fostering the development of more science communication projects with more scientists. It would be nice to see the whole science community take the communication of science as their responsibility, shared with teachers and journalists. It has also inspired me to foster international collaborations in science communication between Argentina and Europe.”
John Kendrew Award Ceremony (article June 2011)
Amaicha Depino, 2011 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award Winner (article January 2011)
2010 Winner: Preben Morth
“I am incredibly proud to have received this award. John Kendrew was one of the founding fathers of protein crystallography, and to have received an award that carries his name will always stand out as an absolute highlight of my career.”
John Kendrew Award Winner: Preben Morth (article June 2010)
2009 Winner: Julius Brennecke
"Fostering interactions between the scientific community and alumni is extremely valuable. While this is very established in the US, similar attempts in Europe are rare. The interaction I had at EMBL on the day of the award ceremony was fantastic and I will clearly benefit from reestablishing old bonds with scientists there. I very much hope that this prize will become a tradition at EMBL."
John Kendrew Award Ceremony and 2009 winner (article June 2009)
John Kendrew Award Winner for 2009 (article November 2008)
2008 Joint winner: Giovanni Frazzetto
"The John Kendrew award shows that unusual and rare research interests and approaches at the intersection between science and society are appreciated and valued. Since winning the award, I’m regularly invited to give lectures at courses and conferences, asked to present my research and to teach innovative, transdisciplinary courses. Also, the number of papers and grant proposals that I am requested to review has increased."
Winner of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award (article October 2007)
2008 Joint winner: Antonio Giraldez
"The Kendrew award has all the ingredients to grow into a recognised award worldwide that will inspire young scientists in Europe to excel. Its early recognition of our achievements plays a fundamental role in feeding the motivation of young investigators to move forward to great discoveries."
Winner of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award (article October 2007)
