Awards

ISOTT offers several awards recognizing outstanding contributions, scientific achievements, and excellence in research on oxygen transport to tissue. The awards also support and encourage emerging researchers and future leaders in the field.

The Melvin H. Knisely Award

Established in 1983, the Knisely Award honors Dr. Knisely’s contributions to oxygen transport research, i.e., metabolites and anabolites in the human body, and his commitment to encouraging young scientists and engineers. The award recognizes outstanding young investigators and was first presented at the 1983 ISOTT Conference in Ruston, Louisiana.

Terms of the Award

A candidate must have a PhD, MD, or equivalent.
The candidate must provide evidence of sustained activity in research related to oxygen transport to tissue.
The candidate must be a member of ISOTT or be eligible for the membership.
The candidate must submit one or more abstracts as a lead author, make an oral presentation during the annual ISOTT conference in the year of nomination, and submit a full manuscript to the “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” journal in the year of nomination.
There is no age limit on the award, but it is intended for young or early-career researchers.

Nomination

Candidate must be nominated by an ISOTT member; self-nominations are not permitted.
A complete nomination package must include:
- Nomination letter
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- At least two additional letters of support
- A first-author manuscript for the ISOTT proceedings in the year of nomination
Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

Where to submit?

Please send complete nomination packages to the secretary via e-mail (secretary@isott.org)

Deadline

Please check the official website of the upcoming ISOTT conference

Previous Award recipients

1983: Antal G. Hudetz (Hungary)
1984: Andras Eke (Hungary)
1985: Nathan A. Bush (USA)
1986: Karlfried Groebe (Germany)
1987: Isumi Shibuya (Japan)
1988: Kyung A. Kang (Korea/USA)
1989: Sanja Batra (Canada)
1990: Stephen J. Cringle (Australia)
1991: Paul Okunieff (USA)
1992: Hans Degens (The Netherlands)
1993: David A. Benaron (USA)
1994: Koen van Rossem (Belgium)
1995: Clare E Elwell (UK)
1996: Sergei A. Vinogradov (USA)
1997: Chris Cooper (UK)
1998: Martin Wolf (Switzerland)
1999: Huiping Wu (USA)
2000: Valentina Quaresima (Italy)
2001: Fahmeed Hyder (Bangladesh)
2002: Geofrey De Visscher (Belgium)
2003: Mohammad Nadeem Khan (USA)
2004: Fredrick Palm (Sweden)
2005: Nicholas Lintell (Australia)
2007: Ilias Tachtsidis (UK)
2008: Kazuto Masamoto (Japan)
2009: Rossana Occhipinti (USA)
2010: Sebatiano Cicco (Italy)
2011: Mei Zhang (USA)
2012: Takahiro Igarashi (Japan)
2013: Malou Friederich-Persson (Sweden)
2014: David Highton (UK)
2015: Alexander Caicedo-Dorado (Belgium)
2016: Sally Pias (USA)
2017: Felix Scholkmann (Switzerland)
2018: Anne Riemann (Germany)
2019: Ting Li (China)
2021: An Ghysels (Belgium)
2022: Alexander Kalyanov (Switzerland)
2023: Hamoon Zohdi (Switzerland)
2024: Jingjing Jiang (Switzerland)
2025: Ben Jones (UK)
2026: –

The Dietrich W. Lübbers Award

It was established in honor of Professor Lübbers’s long-standing commitment, interest, and contributions to the problems of oxygen transport to tissue and to the society. This award was first presented in 1994 during the annual conference of ISOTT in Istanbul, Turkey.

Terms of the Award

The candidate should be a young scientist within three years of receiving a graduate-level degree (e.g., Master’s, PhD, MD, or equivalent).
The candidate must provide evidence of sustained research activities in the field of oxygen transport to tissue (and/or a related field).
The candidate must be a member of ISOTT or eligible for membership.
The candidate must submit one or more abstracts as a lead author, make a research presentation during the annual ISOTT conference in the year of nomination, and submit a full manuscript to the “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” journal in the year of nomination.
A recipient who has previously received a Knisely Award may not be nominated for this award.
The candidate for this award may be simultaneously eligible for the Britton Chance Award in the year of the nomination, but a candidate may receive only one award.

Nomination

Candidate must be nominated by an ISOTT member; self-nominations are not permitted.
A complete nomination package must include:
- Nomination letter
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- A first-author manuscript for the ISOTT proceedings in the year of nomination
Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

Where to submit?

The application should be submitted to the ISOTT President for the upcoming ISOTT conference.

Deadline

Please check the official website of the upcoming ISOTT conference.

Previous Award recipients

1994: Michael Dubina (Russia)
1995: Philip E. James (UK/USA)
1996: Resit Demit (Germany)
1997: Juan Carlos Chavez (Peru)
1998: Nathan A. Davis (UK)
1999: Paola Pichiule (USA)
2000: Ian Balcer (USA)
2001: Theresa M. Busch (USA)
2002: Link K. Korah (USA)
2003: James J. Lee (USA)
2004: Richard Olson (Sweden)
2005: Charlotte Ives (UK)
2006: Bin Hong (China/USA)
2007: Helga Blockx (Belgium)
2008: Joke Vanderhaegen (Belgium)
2009: Matthew Bell (UK)
2010: Alexander Caicedo Dorado (Belgium)
2011: Malou Friedrich (Sweden)
2012: Maria Papademetriou (UK)
2013: Nannan Sun (China)
2014: Felix Scholkmann (Switzerland)
2015: Shun Takagi (Japan)
2016: Gemma Bale (UK)
2017: Ben Jones (UK)
2018: Hamoon Zohdi (Switzerland)
2019: Kazaki Hotta (Japan)
2021: Masamichi Moriya (Japan)
2022: Frédéric Lange (UK)
2023: Jingjing Jiang (Switzerland)
2024: Djazia Yacheur (Switzerland)
2025: Maheen Siddiqui (UK)
2026: Oleksii Ustinov (Switzerland)

The Britton Chance Award

It was established in honor of Professor Chance’s long-standing commitment, interest and contributions to the science and engineering aspects of oxygen transport to tissue and to the society. This award was first presented in 2004 during the annual conference of ISOTT in Bari, Italy.

Terms of the Award

The candidate should be a young scientist within three years of receiving a graduate-level degree (e.g., Master’s, PhD, MD, or equivalent).
The candidate must provide evidence of sustained research activities in the field of oxygen transport to tissue (and/or a related field).
The candidate must be a member of ISOTT or eligible for membership.
The candidate must submit one or more abstracts as a lead author, make a research presentation during the annual ISOTT conference in the year of nomination, and submit a full manuscript to the “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” journal in the year of nomination.
A recipient who has previously received a Knisely Award may not be nominated for this award.
The candidate for this award may be simultaneously eligible for the Dietrich W. Lübbers Award in the year of the nomination, but a candidate may receive only one award.

Nomination

Candidate must be nominated by an ISOTT member; self-nominations are not permitted.
A complete nomination package must include:
- Nomination letter
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- A first-author manuscript for the ISOTT proceedings in the year of nomination
Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

Where to submit?

The application should be submitted to the ISOTT President for the upcoming ISOTT conference.

Deadline

Please check the official website of the upcoming ISOTT conference.

Previous Award recipients

2004: Derek Brown (Switzerland)
2005: James Lee (USA)
2006: Hanzhu Jin (China/USA)
2007: Eric Mellon (USA)
2008: Jianting Wang (USA)
2009: Jessica Spires (USA)
2010: Ivo Trajkovic (Switzerland)
2011: Alexander Caicedo Dorado (Belgium)
2012: Felix Scholkmann (Switzerland)
2013: Tharindi Hapuarachchi (UK)
2014: Anne Riemann (Germany)
2015: Wenhao Xie (China)
2016: Linda Ahnen (Switzerland)
2017: Helene Isler (Switzerland)
2018: Jingjing Jiang (Switzerland)
2019: Alexander Kalyanov (Switzerland)
2021: Maheen Siddiqui (UK)
2022: Samaneh Davoudi (Belgium)
2023: Djazia Yacheur (Switzerland)
2024: Qi Cacy Wang (USA)
2025: Masamichi Moriya (Japan)
2026: Victor Ochoa-Gutierrez (USA)

The Duane F. Bruley Travel Awards

They were established in 2003 and first presented by ISOTT at the 2004 annual conference in Bari, Italy. This award was created to provide travel funds for student researchers across all aspects of oxygen transport to tissue. The awards reflect Dr. Bruley’s commitment to encouraging and supporting young researchers while maintaining the society’s image and research quality. The award can help cover ISOTT registration fees and/or travel expenses.

Terms of the Award

The candidate must be either a student (undergraduate or graduate) or a postdoctoral fellow at the time of the annual meeting and be a member of ISOTT or eligible for membership.
The candidate must provide evidence of sustained research activities in the field of oxygen transport to tissue (and/or a related field).
The candidate must submit one or more abstracts as a lead author, make a research presentation during the annual ISOTT conference in the year of nomination, and submit a full manuscript to the “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” journal in the year of nomination.
A recipient who has previously received a Knisely Award may not be nominated for this award.
The candidate for this award may be simultaneously nominated for other ISOTT awards, but a candidate may receive only one award.

Nomination

Candidate must be nominated by the mentor.
A complete nomination package must include:
- Nomination letter with a clear description of the nominee’s academic status (either student or postdoctoral fellow)
- A first-author manuscript for the ISOTT in the year of nomination
Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered.

Where to submit?

The application should be submitted to the ISOTT President for the upcoming ISOTT conference.

Deadline

Please check the official website of the upcoming ISOTT conference.

Previous Award recipients