9th Edition of the Health Marathon Awards

The application period for the 9th edition of the Health Marathon Award 2022 opens today. This year's support is focused on Research in Infectious Diseases. Like previous editions, these awards aim to promote Portuguese scientific research in different areas of biomedicine. Two prizes of 20 thousand euros will be awarded to the junior and senior researcher categories. Applications are open until January 17, 2022.

The 2022 Health Marathon Awards recognize two scientific research projects in the area of infectious diseases. The projects must be developed in Portugal. Applications for these awards are open to researchers and/or physicians, Portuguese or foreign, who have completed their doctorate less than ten years ago, in the case of the junior category, or more than ten years ago on the opening date of this competition. Call , in the senior category. The financing will be granted for a maximum period of two years and will start between June and December 2022.

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) supports the logistical management of this Call and proposes the jury panel that will carry out the evaluation, which will be composed of scientists of recognized international merit in the field of biomedicine. The evaluation and selection process is based on several criteria, including the scientific merit of the candidates and the impact that the proposed research work could have on the discovery of better treatments, cures and prevention of infectious diseases. The awarding of these awards encourages applications that contemplate partnerships between research institutions, based in Portugal, and hospitals or other health institutions, national or foreign. After being selected, the best candidates will be Call , the Scientific Council of the Health Marathon will choose the two winners according to the jury's recommendations.

In the previous edition , the Health Marathon Awards awarded research projects in Rare Diseases, with Susana Lopes, researcher at CEDOC – Nova Medica School – Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon, being awarded in the senior category for the project “Combating PCD (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia), and in the junior category, researcher Sara Carvalhal, from the Algarve Biomedical Center – Research Institute (ABC-RI), for the project “Understanding the Contribution of Mitotic Defects in Rare Diseases with Microcephaly”.

The Health Marathon Awards were created with the aim of promoting Portuguese scientific research in different areas of biomedicine, and related to the different themes of the Health Marathon editions. Janssen was one of the main partners in the eighth edition of this initiative and will associate its name with one of the awards to be granted.

For more information, see the Call page.