Young Scientists

Seth Zost Nicholas Wu

The sixth edition of the Claude Hannoun Prize for Best Body of Work went to Seth Zost, Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center for his substantial accomplishments to date in the field of understanding influenza virus dynamics.

The second edition of the ESWI Young Scientist Innovative Award, a research grant supported by Seqirus, went to Nicholas Wu, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for his innovative research in vaccine development. Our laureates gave a keynote lecture during the Young Scientists Plenary session at the 8th ESWI Influenza Conference - #ESWI2021 virtual edition.

Immunodominance and antigenic drift: lessons from influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Seth Zost Public antibody responses to influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Nicholas Wu

Stimulating the careers of promising researchers being one of ESWI’s objectives, 50 Young Scientists received a grant to attend the #ESWI2021 virtual edition – with the kind support of Seqirus. All co-chairs of the scientific sessions at the 2021 Conference were Young Scientists.