Annual Report Fy 2017 Human Frontier Science Program
APRIL 2017 APRIL 2017 — MARCH 2018 ANNUAL REPORT FY 2017 HUMAN FRONTIER SCIENCE PROGRAM The Human Frontier Science Program is unique, supporting international collaboration to undertake innovative, risky, basic research at the frontier of the life sciences. Special emphasis is given to the support and training of independent young investigators, beginning at the postdoctoral level. The Program is implemented by an international organisation, supported financially by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Commission. Since 1990, over 7000 researchers from more than 70 countries have been supported. Of these, 27 HFSP awardees have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize. 2 The following documents are available on the HFSP website www.hfsp.org: Joint Communiqués (Tokyo 1992, Washington 1997, Berlin 2002, Bern 2004, Ottawa 2007, Canberra 2010, Brussels 2013, London 2016): http://www.hfsp.org/about-us/governance/intergovernmental-conference Statutes of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization: http://www.hfsp.org/about-us/governance/statutes Guidelines for the participation of new members in HFSPO: http://www.hfsp.org/about-us/new-membership General reviews of the HFSP (1996, 2001, 2006-2007, 2010): http://www.hfsp.org/about-us/reviews-hfsp Updated and previous lists of awards, including titles and abstracts: http://www.hfsp.org/awardees 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Table of contents 4 President’s Message Introducing HFSPO 8 Introducing HFSPO 11 Report of the Secretary General 13 CHAPTER 1 - FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 1.1 Introduction 18 1.2 Selection of HFSP Fellowships awarded in March 2018 20 1.3 The 2018 Fellowship Review Committee 23 1.4 Awardees lists: 25 1.
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