Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Antoni Torres, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Medical Sciences by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Medical Sciences.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for Medical Sciences in 2023 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winner receive?
There will be one winner this year, and the winner will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Medical Sciences in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

When will the winner be announced?
The winner will be announced on 31 March 2024 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for Medical Sciences, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Kind regards,
Medical Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Medical Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to: Dr. John Charles Rotondo, who was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy. He will attend the 4th International Conference on Cell and Experimental Biology (CEB-2023), Houston, USA.

As the awardee, he will receive an honorarium of CHF 500 and an electronic certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner on his accomplishment.

Prof. Dr. Antoni Torres
Editor-in-Chief, Medical Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Medical Sciences 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Medical Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Medical Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. Vasiliki Tsigkou
3rd University Cardiology Department, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
Research Interests: heart failure; biomarkers; coronary artery disease; arrhythmias; regenerative cardiology; cardiomyopathies; diabetes mellitus; cardiovascular imaging; preventing cardiology; congenital heart disease; myocardial revascularization; antiplatelet treatment

The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Medical Sciences before the end of 2023 after peer review;
– A certificate.

Kind regards,
Medical Sciences Editorial Office

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Medical Sciences 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Medical Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Medical Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and our quick turnaround is maintained.

Dr. Erika Palmieri
National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA
Research Interest: inflammation; glutamine metabolism; macrophages; mitochondrial bioenergetics; nitric oxide; cancer metabolism; immunology

The winner will receive a certificate, CHF 500, and an offer to publish a paper in Medical Sciences for free after the normal peer review process in 2022.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Antoni Torres
Editor-in-Chief, Medical Sciences

Dear colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the 2020 Medical Sciences Travel Award, which is sponsored by the open access journal Medical Sciences. The award has been granted to Dr. Elisa Ramos-Sevillano and MD. Abdul Hai Siddique.

Dr. Elisa Ramos-Sevillano is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair, University College of London, London, UK. Her research is primarily focused in the fields of molecular microbiology and infection biology. MD. Abdul Hai Siddique is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Seiryomachi, Japan. His primary research interest is in conserving fundamental research-based good educational practice within the framework of sustainable development in Science and Technology.

We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all applicants for their interest in this competition as well as to our Evaluation Committee for their incredible involvement in this difficult task. For this award, we evaluated many impressive candidates from all over the globe, and selecting two winners among them was indeed very challenging. We would like to thank all of the applicants for what was, collectively, a range of diverse and fascinating research topics, and congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Kind regards,
Medical Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Medical Sciences, on behalf of the Travel Award 2017 Committee, it is my pleasure to announce that the winner of the 2017 Medical Sciences Travel Award is Dr. Marie-Helene Guertin.

Marie-Helene Guertin holds a PhD in Epidemiology in the field of breast cancer screening. She is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Oncology Unit of CHU Québec Research Center, Laval University, where she is performing randomized controlled trials, testing nutritional interventions on prostate cancer progression. During her PhD, she has co-authored seven articles in international peer-reviewed journals, has been awarded several prizes and has attended conferences to give both oral and poster presentations.

On behalf of Medical Sciences, she will be awarded 600 Swiss Francs to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), that will be held June 1–5 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. There, she will present her work on “Effects of a dietary intervention to increase omega-3 Intake, compared to dutasteride, in men with lowrisk prostate cancer under active surveillance: preliminary results on fatty acids intake and fatty acids profiles of red blood cells and prostate tissue”.

Prof. Dr. Antoni Torres
Editor-in-Chief