Natural Product Reports Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Recognising exceptional contributions from early career researchers in a natural products-related area of the chemical sciences.
Details
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Nominator eligibility | Anyone |
| Nominee location | Global |
| Career stage | Early career |
About this lectureship
This lectureship celebrates outstanding early career researchers who have made significant contributions to a natural product related area of the chemical sciences in their independent research careers.
- It is presented annually
- The nominations are shortlisted, and the winner is selected by a judging panel made up of the Natural Product Reports Editorial Board
- The recipient of this lectureship receives the opportunity to present at a relevant high-profile international meeting with a contribution of up to £500 to cover associated costs
Winners
Fidele Ntie-Kang, University of Buea
For making a significant contribution to a natural product related area of the chemical sciences in their independent research careers.
Previous winners
- 2023: Christine Beemelmanns, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences Saarland, Germany
- 2022: Jinghan Gui, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
- 2021: Hans Renata, Scripps Research Institute, USA
- 2020: Alison Narayan, University of Michigan, USA
- 2019: Mo Seyedsayamdost, Princeton University, USA
- 2018: Konrad Tiefenbacher, University of Basel, Switzerland
- 2017: Katherine Ryan, University of British Columbia, Canada
- 2016: Ryan Shenvi, Scripps Research Institute, USA
- 2015: Seth Herzon, Yale University, USA
- 2014: Emily Balskus, Harvard University, USA
- 2013: Rebecca Goss, University of St Andrews, UK
Guidelines for nominators and candidates
Find out who is eligible for this lectureship, about the nomination process and see who is on the selection panel.
The Natural Products Reports Emerging Investigator Lectureship is awarded through a process whereby nominations of candidates are invited from our community.
The NPR Lectureship is open to all researchers throughout the world. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and researchers in academia or industry.
As part of the Royal Society of Chemistry, we believe we have a responsibility to promote inclusivity and accessibility to improve diversity. Where possible, we encourage each nominator to consider nominating candidates of all genders, races, and backgrounds.
To be eligible for the NPR Lectureship, the candidate must:
- Be an active natural products researcher, either in academia or industry, carrying out research that is within scope of the journal
- Be an independent researcher (this includes Research Associates or Fellows who run their own research group; PhD students and postdocs are not eligible)
- Be at an early stage of their independent career (this should typically be within 12 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break, followed a different career path or work in systems where their time period to independence may vary).
Nominations can be made by anyone and must be sent via email to the Editorial Office by 14 October 2024. Self-nominations are not permitted. All nominators will be asked to confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, their nominee’s professional standing is such that there is no confirmed or potential impediment to them receiving the Lectureship.
To nominate a candidate, please provide:
- The name, affiliation, website URL and contact details of the nominee
- An up-to-date nominee CV (three pages maximum)
- A letter of recommendation (500-word limit) addressing the following assessment criteria:
- Scientific quality of research output
- Innovation
- Community and advocacy activities
- Additional indicators of esteem may be included for consideration by the judging panel
- Statements as to why a nominee is eligible if they are beyond twelve years of their PhD completion, for instance, due to career breaks, will not count towards this word limit
- Contact details for a confirmed supporting referee
Please inform your referee of the nomination that the Editorial Office will request a supporting letter of recommendation (500-word limit) once the nomination has been received, where the referee should comment in detail on specific contributions, achievements and potential. Referees must state their relationship with the nominee e.g. this could be the nominee’s postdoc or PhD supervisor, line manager, project manager or academic mentor.
All eligible nominated candidates will be assessed by a judging panel made up of the Natural Product Reports Editorial Board.
The judging panel will consider the following core criteria:
- Scientific quality of research output
- Innovation
- Community and advocacy activities
Additional indicators of esteem will be considered by the judging panel where multiple nominees are judged equally meritorious in relation to these core criteria.