Booster 2025: vote for the Public Prize!

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Microbiology, pharmaceutical sciences, public health, neurosciences, psychiatry, radiology, cancer treatments and cell biology: the research areas in which the Booster Prize candidates are involved are as exciting as they are diverse. Discover the 19 PhD students who took part in the Booster 2025 programme's science popularisation competition. This year, you can vote for the brand new Public Prize!

漏 Catherine Bulliard - UNIGE

Each year, the Faculty of Medicine offers PhD students in life science the opportunity to develop their scientific communication skills and, for the five best candidates, to win a grant to be used for attending a conference, a research visit or further training.

A jury made up of scientists, representatives of foundations that support research and communication specialists will select the most convincing candidates on the basis of two criteria: an oral presentation followed by questions, and a video made after professional coaching.

New for 2025: a special public prize

The real challenge in scientific communication lies in the ability to explain extremely complex subjects to a non-specialist audience. That's why Booster is launching a new prize this year: one awarded by the public. Whether you are a researcher, a student or simply interested in science, you have until 15 June to choose your favourite candidate!

Warmest thanks to the donors who are supporting this initiative: the Fondation privée des HUG, the Fondation Tuor and Mrs Jean Pastré.

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