Dr. Barbara Romanowski Publication Award in Sexually Transmitted Infections
Nomination Deadline: May 15, 2025
The Dr. Barbara Romanowski Research Award for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) was established in 2021 for students, residents or fellows in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FoMD).
Up to two awards of $1,000 will be conferred annually to the top FoMD trainee student (undergraduate/graduate/medical student), resident or fellow (clinical or postdoctoral), who published papers in the field of STI.
The award is limited to the following topics in the field of Sexually Transmitted Infection:
- chlamydia
- genital herpes simplex virus (HSV)
- gonorrhea
- hepatitis B virus (HBV)
- human papilloma virus (HPV)
- syphilis
- trichomoniasis
One award will be given to each of the categories of basic research and clinical/public health. However, if no papers are deemed to meet the standard, then an award may not be given in a category.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be first author.
- In the case of equal first authors where both authors are trainees in FoMD, the prize will be divided equally between the applicants.
- The applicant must be a trainee in the FoMD (or must have completed training in FoMD) and research must be completed while the applicant was registered as a trainee.
- Articles must be original research (includes systematic reviews) published in a peer-reviewed journal or posted online early ahead of print.
- The research must have been completed under the supervision of a faculty member in the FoMD.
- Applicants must have published the research article during the past 12 months preceding the date of the award decision.
- Applicants may submit more than one article as long as all conditions described above are met for each article.
- Recipients are eligible to receive only one award within 12 months.
- The award will not be conferred more than once to an individual within the last three years.
Nominations
- Academic and clinical faculty within the FoMD may submit nominations.
- A letter of support from a faculty member and a copy of the nominated paper are required for the nomination.
- The Division of Infectious Diseases Research Committee in the Department of Medicine will adjudicate submissions and select the recipient.
- The award will be presented annually at Infectious Diseases Rounds.
Nominations can be submitted to the Division of Infectious Diseases at idea@ualberta.ca.