BIRD Awards
Call for Nominations of the Bioclues Innovation, Research and Development (BIRD) awards for the year 2023 IS NOW OPEN.
To encourage bioinformaticists in India who have had made outstanding contributions in the area of Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, we have initiated the BIRD awards in 2011. This award is meant not just for academicians but also for scientists who have shown exemplary excellence in the field of Bioinformatics. While scientists who have been working for not-for-profit organizations will be given importance, the ones who are working for commercial organisations are no less exception if the research they have carried out has been widely honoured and have made longstanding contributions. The awardee would receive a plaque and a citation with certificate. The awardee would further be invited to join the core team of Bioclues society. The call for nominations is on the grounds of two categories:
- S/he is less than 40 years on or before DECEMBER 31st of current nomination year
- S/he is less than 50 years on or before DECEMBER 31st of current nomination year
- The nominee MUST be a life member of Bioclues
- Self nominations SHALL NOT be entertained.
- Selection will be based on scientific merit, nomination letter, scientific/technical evaluation and an online interview.
- Women scientists are highly encouraged to be nominated.
- The applicant should be nominated by his/her mentor or a colleague.
- Nominations must be submitted online.
- The society reserves the right to extend the deadline, if deserving nominations are NOT fulfilled.
- The following are the requisites for assessment:
- Promoted international stands for R and D in India.
- Created novel models/opportunities or Bioinformatics based tools.
- Mentored student researchers.
- Secured grants in organizing international events and activities in support of Bioinformatics.
- Have penchant for and respect Open Access and is an adherent to COPE ethics.
- is a Life Member of Bioclues.org
- Submissions: Pl follow this link for submitting the application on or before October 15, 2023.,10 PM IST.
BIRD Awardees:
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- 2023: To be announced by October 23, 2023.
- 2022: Gyaneshwer Chaubey, Ph.D., Tiratharaj Singh, Ph.D., Umashankar Vetrivel, Ph.D.and Pankaj Khurana, Ph.D.
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- 2021: Pushpendra Singh, Ph.D., Gaurav Sharma, Ph.D., Sagar Barage, Ph.D., Krishnendu Pramanik, Ph.D.,
Emerging bio-researcher: Sandeep Yadav (Ph.D.)
- 2020: List of awardees for the year 2020
- 2019: Not Awarded
- 2018: Saakshi Jalali,PhD., Gurpreet Kaur, PhD., Bharati Pandey, PhD., and Kumardeep Chaudhary , PhD
- 2021: Pushpendra Singh, Ph.D., Gaurav Sharma, Ph.D., Sagar Barage, Ph.D., Krishnendu Pramanik, Ph.D.,
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- 2017: Vanika Garg ( PhD) and Sushmita Paul, PhD.
- 2016: Manika Sehgal, PhD; Vishal Acharya, PhD; and Sriparna Saha, PhD.
- 2015: Malay Bhattacharyya, PhD and Khader Shameer, PhD.
- 2014: Vinod Scaria, MBBS; PhD
- 2013: Not Awarded
- 2012: Abhinav Grover, PhD and Sunitha Manjari ( PhD)
- 2011: Pugal Ganesan, PhD