Merck-Serono EUROPEAN THYROID ASSOCIATION PRIZE

This prize, kindly and generously sponsored by Merck-Serono is awarded at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Thyroid Association. The prize winner is required to deliver a lecture in his/her field of research at the meeting.


1. Candidates should be distinguished scientists but do not require to be members of the ETA.
2. The prize will be announced at least 8 months before the award to all members of the association who will be asked to submit suggestions to the Executive Committee.
3. Candidates for the prize may be proposed and seconded by any two Ordinary or Honorary members of the ETA. The proposers should submit the candidate's curriculum vitae and a short citation (of no more than 500 words) indicating the nature of the candidate's personal contribution to thyroid research to the Secretary of the Association by the deadline for the submission of abstracts for the Annual Meeting of the ETA.
4. The award will be made by the Executive Committee after secret ballot of the members of the Committee. The prize will be awarded to the candidate with an absolute majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tied vote the President will have a deciding vote.
5. Merck-Serono will be informed about the decision as soon as possible.


PRIZE WINNERS
1992 PR LARSEN
1993 J NUNEZ
1994 B VENNSTROM
1995 G VASSART
1996 B PONDER
1997 F DELANGE
1998 S REFETOFF
1999 D FORREST
2000 R Di LAURO
2001 N. CARRASCO
2002 A.P. WEETMAN
2003 A FUSCO
2004 J BERNAL
2005 JE DUMONT
2006 PAOLO BECK-PECCOZ
2007 J.A. FAGIN
2008 F. PACINI
2009 THEO VISSER