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Young Scientist Research Award

Description:  The continuously changing interests and knowledge in the field of Paediatric Dentistry have inspired the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry to organise an Award for the best research presentation on a subject of importance for Paediatric Dentistry, given by a young scientist.  Candidates should be EAPD members in good standing who are under the age of 40 years on the date of the EAPD Congress. 

Award:  There will be 2 prizes awarded. Winners receive an amount of €1000 and a certificate.
The winners are announced by the EAPD President, at the Closing Ceremony of the Congress.

Procedure:  EAPD members wishing to participate in this competition must submit their abstract during the submission period of the EAPD Congress, indicating in the system that they are candidates for the Young Scientist Research Award.  The Scientific Committee will review and evaluate all abstracts submitted for this competition.  Among eligible abstracts and based on their ranking, a limited number will be shortlisted for entry into the competition at the Congress.  The presenting authors of these shortlisted abstracts will be informed by the Scientific Committee and must present their research orally at the relevant EAPD Young Scientist Research Award Competition session at the Congress. The abstract should be presented by the pre-assigned presenting author, otherwise the abstract will be withdrawn from the competition but can be presented as a regular abstract.  The presentation by each shortlisted candidate will be judged by three senior members of the EAPD, who will decide on the winner and runner-up for this award.
Abstracts that were not shortlisted for entry into the Young Scientist Research Award Competition may still be accepted for presentation at the Congress.  

Research abstract and presentation requirements:  All research abstracts submitted for the EAPD Young Scientist Research Award Competition should follow the instructions for authors regarding ‘research abstracts’ as they appear in the ‘Abstract submission guidelines for authors’ section.

Important Notes:

  • This award is only open to any category of EAPD members in good standing (membership fee paid) under the age of 40 years on the date of the EAPD Congress.  All other applicants will be rejected.
  • Authors participating in the EAPD Young Scientist Research Award Competition cannot apply for any other Award at the Congress.
  • The winners of this award are expected to submit a manuscript with their research findings for publication in the European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry within 6-9 months after the Congress.
Dr. Jurado-Fasoli

Dr. Jurado-Fasoli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Granada, Spain, and a researcher at the Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS). He holds a PhD in Biomedicine from the University ofGranada and is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist. His research focuses on human physiology, nutrition, dietary supplementation, and exercise, particularly in relation to metabolic health and performance. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers, many in top-quartile journals, and has received several distinctions, including the Best Doctoral Thesis Award (2023–2024) from the Spanish Society of Physiological Sciences. Dr. Jurado-Fasoli has conducted research stays in leading institutions such as Yale University, Leiden University Medical Center, and Chalmers University of Technology, and has active collaborations with international research groups. His work aims to advance precision nutrition strategies for improving health and physical performance.

Prof. Eric Robinson

Eric is a Professor of Psychology & Public Health at the University of Liverpool, UK. His research examines how food policy can be used to improve population diet and reduce obesity. His work has directly informed and evaluated national dietary policy, as well as being recognised by the World Obesity Federation (Outstanding New Faculty Member, 2016) and leading national, European and international scientific societies (2010-2024).

Dr. Mark Hopkins

Dr. Mark Hopkins is an Associate Professor of Nutritional Physiology and an UKRI Future Leaders Fellow within the School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds, UK. His work aims to link whole-body metabolism and psychological function with human behavior to gain a better understanding of how eating behavior is shaped by our physiology, and how these relationships are altered under differing conditions of energy balance. In particular, he is interested in 1) the relationships between body composition, energy expenditure and appetite control, 2) the role of fat-free mass and resting metabolic rate on the control of appetite, 3) the impact of exercise on appetite control, and 4) the biological and behavioral compensatory mechanisms that resist diet and exercise-induced weight loss.
Mark has published extensively in the areas of human appetite, energy balance and obesity, with >100 peer-reviewed research articles, a Scopus H-index of 35 (Google Scholar = 42), and >3900 Scopus citations (Google Scholar >6600). He has successfully obtained £4.9 million in research funding, including £2.4 million as PI (UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship; Wellcome) and £2.5 million as Co-I (National Institute for Health Research; White Rose University Consortium). He has authored two expert position statements on exercise and appetite control for the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK) and is an author on the recent American College of Sports Medicine’s consensus statement on Physical Activity and Excess Body Weight and Adiposity for Adults. He is the Network Lead for the Association for the Study of Obesity Yorkshire Region, and a steering committee member for the BBSRC ORIC Research Hub, INFORM, and the Movement and Physical Activity Interdisciplinary Research Network at the University of Leeds, UK.