Lelio Orci Award

The Lelio Orci Award is an annual prize awarded by the Lelio Orci Fund, hosted by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva and administered through Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2). It recognises a scientist who has achieved outstanding performance in fundamental cellular biology and who has led their work independently. The award includes an official award ceremony and an award lecture held during the LS2 Annual Meeting. Laureates are selected regardless of nationality or age but must have conducted a significant proportion of the work at a Swiss research institution.

Award recognition and an award lecture delivered at the LS2 Annual Meeting; official award ceremony during the LS2 Annual Meeting.

The prize is awarded to a scientist with outstanding performance in fundamental cellular biology who has led their work independently. Nominees must have conducted a significant proportion of the work at a Swiss research institution; selection is independent of nationality and age and both early-career and more mature researchers are eligible.

Nominations submitted via a link during the annual call. Required materials: nominee ORCID, brief biosketch (max 1000 chars), justification for nomination, short description of major achievements (max 1500 chars) and a list of 3–5 most important publications (max 1500 chars). Jury selects the laureate and proposes them to the Lelio Orci Fund Committee.