SBC(I) NOMINATIONS FOR AWARD

This year Sreenivasaya Memorial Award, I.S. Bhatia Memorial Lecture Award, A. N. Bhaduri Award and A. Krishnamurthy Award (best paper published in Indian Journal) will be given at the Annual Meeting to be held at Amity University, Haryana. Please send nominations in a single consolidated PDF including cover letter addressed to Hon. Secretary, SBC(I) along with membership status and brief resume of the nominee to sbcihq@gmail.com

 All nominations must be submitted online by 30th September 2020.

CRITERIA FOR 2020 AWARDS

SREENIVASAYA MEMORIAL AWARD

Year of Commencement: 1972
Frequency: Once in three years
Value: Rs.10,000/- with a citation

Eligibility:

  1. The award is for the best work done in the field of Biochemistry and Allied Sciences in India.
    2. The recipient of the award should not have completed 50 years before January 1st in the year for which the award is announced.
    3. The award has to be nominated by a life member of the society and no self-nomination is accepted.
    4. A lecture will be scheduled at the Annual Meeting of SBC(I) and presentation will be made at that time.

I.S. BHATIA MEMORIAL LECTURE AWARD

Year of Commencement: 2000
Frequency: Once in three years
Value: Rs.10,000/- with a citation
Field of research: Original research contributions in Plant Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Allied Sciences

Eligibility:

  1. The Award will be considered for “life time” achievements in the above disciplines.
    2. The award has to be nominated by a life member of the society and no self-nomination is accepted.
    3. The Awardee should give a lecture at the Annual General Body Meeting of the Society of Biological Chemists (I) and should have been a member of the Society for at least two years

A.N. BHADURI AWARD

Year of Commencement : 2006
Frequency: Once in three years
Value : Rs. 10,000/- with a citation

Eligibility:

  1. The recipient of the award should be below 50 years of age on December 31st of the year of the award.
    2. The award is open to all Indian Scientists who hold a permanent position in Universities, public funded Institutes and National laboratories.
    3. The award is given for Biological Chemistry and Allied Sciences, preferably related to parasitic infections.
    4. The award has to be nominated by a life member of the society and no self-nomination is accepted.
    5. A lecture will be scheduled at the Annual Meeting of SBC(I) and presentation will be made at that time.
    6. The awards will be given during the Annual Meeting.

A. KRISHNAMURTHY AWARD

Year of Commencement: 1976
Frequency: Annually
Value: Rs.2,000/- with a citation

Eligibility:

  1. The recipient of the award should be below 30 years of age on January 1st of the year of the award.
  2. The paper should be in the area of Biological Chemistry and Allied Sciences and the work should have been carried out in India.
  3. The paper published in any Indian Scientific Journal in the previous year will be considered for the award.
  4. In the case of multiple authorship, the senior author can nominate one of the authors or could be shared by all the eligible authors.