Nominations Are Now Open For The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024!
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It’s time to celebrate the shining stars in your lab by nominating them for the Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024! Nominations are now open for our annual celebration of the brightest and most inspiring superstars of life science. We want YOU to tell us about the unsung colleagues who go above and beyond to help make your lab a better place!
Each year we ask life scientists around the world to show their appreciation for the colleagues who motivate, support and inspire them every single day. Last year we received 160 nominations for 86 incredible life scientists from labs across the world, with entries coming in from a record 29 different countries.
Now in their eighth year, the Lab Heroes Awards™ are your chance to say thank you to the scientists who make a positive difference to you, your life, and your research.
It could be a PI who has helped you to defend your PhD viva with confidence, or a lab technician who is always on hand to help when things get tricky at the bench! Maybe a new postdoc has brought positivity and laughter to your lab, or you have a mentor who is always available with valuable advice or a shoulder to cry on. Whoever they are and whatever impact they’ve had on your life and work, now’s your chance to put a big smile on their face with a Lab Heroes nomination!
Nominate your Lab Hero from now until 6th December 2024, and put your lab and the brilliant life scientists who work in it in the spotlight.
Amazing prizes for our lucky winner!
One lucky life scientist will be named the Hello Bio ‘Lab Hero’ for 2024 and will receive:
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$1000 career development grant (to use in any way they wish to further their science career)
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$3000 worth of biochemicals, antibodies & reagents
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A Hello Bio goody hamper (we know this is the prize you're most excited for…)
9 additional runners-up will be named ‘Lab Stars’ and will receive:
- A Hello Bio goody bag & commemorative certificate
Who is YOUR Lab Hero?
To nominate a colleague in the Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024, simply visit our nomination page, fill out your details and give us some information about your hero. We want you to tell us what makes this scientist really special, and why they deserve to be known outside the lab and around the world! Prizes are not simply awarded for the number of nominations received. Our judges will consider the impact each nominee has had and the difference they make to their labs each day.
You'll have the chance tell us why they deserve a Lab Hero award, how they contribute to the team, and how they support and inspire you. We will also ask you to sum up your hero in just 3 words!
Please do include a photo of your nominee, as we want to shout out to all our Lab Heroes nominees on social media to acknowledge them for the fantastic work they do. Before nominating your Lab Hero, please view the Terms & Conditions for the Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 here.
Tell us what makes them so special
To give you an idea of the reasons you might nominate a Lab Hero, here are just a small handful of the comments from previous years:
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“He is somebody we look up to when we are stuck in our experiments. He is a great researcher and scientist, and always has innovative ideas for improvement of our research projects and experimental protocols.”
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“She is one of those rare people that becomes the glue that holds the lab together”
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“She is the best and most motivated scientist I know. Even when she is literally drowning in work, she still takes the time to help and educate people around her.”
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“His enthusiasm for science is infectious and motivating, particularly when experimental progress is slow.”
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“He strives constantly to improve everything he can for students and staff alike, which takes a lot of perseverance to see through as he’s sometimes met with differences of opinion.”
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“She is a true team player, fun, pragmatic and always in a good mood. Our lab would not be the same without her.”
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“He has so many projects at the same time in his head and can think of details for each of them in minutes.”
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“He doesn't only provide a great contribution to science but he works every day to make our world a better place.”
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“She goes above and beyond every single day to make sure we have everything we need (and then some) to do all the crazy experiments that our hearts desire.”
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“She encourages all lab members to join social events outside the lab, often hosting or organizing events herself. Moreover, she ensures that we all celebrate the small victories.”
Entry for the Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 opens on 6th November and closes at 23:59 on 6th December 2024.
The awards will be judged by a panel from the Hello Bio Scientific Advisory board, and winners will be announced during the week commencing Monday 9th December. You can view the full T&Cs for the 2024 awards here.
Help us spread the word, and find more Lab Heroes!
This year, we want to reach and recognise even more Lab Heroes from all around the world.
Please share this blog post on X, LinkedIn, and Facebook using the hashtag #LabHeroes24, and tell all your scientist networks and colleagues how they can get involved too.
And don’t forget to share our catchy Lab Heroes song, written and performed by award-winning musical comedy performer Hannah Brackenbury!
Find our more about our past Lab Heroes Awards™ Winners and Runners-Up:
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Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2020 Runner-Up: Dr. Abiola Isawumi
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Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2020 Runner-Up: Dr. Ziba Jaberansari
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Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2018 Runner-Up: Ettore Ambrosini
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