Victoria De Mare Young Investigator Award
The Fundacion Gondolesi aims to promote the development of education, science and access to donation and transplantion in Latin America.
The Victoria De Mare Young Investigator Award will be presented at each IIRTA Congress, starting in 2025 in honour of Victoria De Mare, a young intestinal transplant recipient who has been a long-term survivor of a successful isolated intestinal transplant and has actively promoted donation in the region.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VICTORIA DE MARE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD:
- Submit at least one abstract as a presenting author to the IIRTA Congress
- Be a member of IIRTA
- Be a young investigator (Apply before the end of your training).
- A supporting letter must be submitted as a part of the award application. This letter must be signed by the applicant's Training Program Director to verify the applicant’s status as a young investigator. Authors will not be considered for an award if the required letter is not sent. The applicant MUST be the presenting author. No exceptions will be made.
- Must attend the designated award presentation session scheduled during the Congress to receive the award.
Process for bestowing the award:
- This award will be given to the author of one of the top abstracts, as selected by the Scientific Program Committee, with preference given to authors from Argentina or Latin America.
- The award is $1,500 USD, which will be presented to the awardee during the Award Session of the IIRTA Congress.
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International Intestinal Rehabilitation & Transplant Association
c/o The Transplantation Society
740 Notre-Dame Ouest
Suite 1245
Montréal, QC, H3C 3X6
Canada