Grants, Awards, & Fellowships
Candidates may compete for multiple awards. Please submit applications to awards@metabolomicsna.org by the designated deadline, and include the award name and title in the subject line.
Application-based awards
Current Awards
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Award amount: $2,000
Number of awards: 1
Deadline: April 3, 2024
Description: MANA is offering an early career member travel award to attend Metabolomics 2024 in Osaka, Japan, June 16-20, 2024 and present research that highlights metabolomics and/or lipidomics. The travel award is a competitive award based on research that displays a high level of distinction, abstract quality and a personal statement. The award will be selected through a review process by the MANA Awards Committee. The award includes $2,000 and a certificate; One (1) award will be given
Eligibility criteria:
● MANA member within ten years of a terminal degree
● Must attend and present at Metabolomics 2024
● Conduct metabolomics research in North America
● Allowed one travel award per year. Cannot receive award two consecutive society conferences in a row (e.g. Metabolomics 2023 and Metabolomics 2024)
Application requirements (single pdf):
● Provide a copy of the submitted abstract
● Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
● Please provide a brief (300 words or less) justification for why you deserve the award, including how the award could uniquely enable you to attend Metabolomics 2024 and any indications of your academic and professional excellence
Travel Grant Instructions Application Form Judging Rubric
The MANA ECM Travel Grant provides financial support to offset costs of travel or registration fees for professional conferences. This funding enables early career scientists the opportunity to present their research at prestigious conferences and gain valuable networking experience. Please help us support the MANA ECM by encouraging their application.
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Award amount: $1000
Number of awards: 1
Deadline: February 8, 2024
Description: The WomiX organizing committee is seeking nominations for the 2024 WomiX Mentorship Award. This award will honor a womxn in metabolomics that has demonstrated strong mentorship and leadership skills and has made a large impact on other researchers in their field.
Eligibility criteria for nomination:
1) Any woman/womxn MANA member or WomiX member may be nominated! Collective nominations for a mentor are also encouraged!
2) Any MANA member or WomiX member may nominate someone for the mentorship award. Self-nominations are also encouraged!
3) The nominee should be an outstanding womxn who has demonstrated mentorship and leadership skills in the metabolomics community.
4) The nominee must work in the field of metabolomics.
5) The nominee does not need to be part of a formal mentorship program.
Award information: The recipient of this year’s award will receive a cash award and a commemorative plaque to recognize the awardee’s achievements as an inspiring mentor to the metabolomics community.
Evaluation approach: To consdiered for this award please submit your nomination application here: https://forms.gle/mNhDWptai34YXs5KA
If you have any questions please reach out to womix@metabolomicsna.org
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Award amount: $1000
Number of awards: 1
Deadline: TBD
Description: The MANA Early Career Award is a competitive award for the most accomplished Early Career Members. We encourage members whose work has exhibited exceptional novelty or has pushed the boundaries of metabolomics, or whose early career efforts, after obtaining a PhD, MD, or MD-PhD, have resulted in sustained, substantial, and noteworthy contributions to the field, to apply for the MANA Early Career Award. The winner will be selected to give an oral presentation at the conference.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
1. Be within ten years of a terminal degree
2. Conduct metabolomics research in North America
3. Attend the TBD conference
4. Present at TBD
Evaluation approach: To be considered by MANA Award Committee please submit
1. Your conference abstract
2. Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
3. A brief description of your accomplishments and impact of your work (250 word maximum)
4. A letter of recommendation sent directly to awards@metabolomicsna.org with subject line ‘Letter of rec for applicant name and award title
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Award amount: $1000
Number of awards: 1
Deadline: TBD
Description: The Mark P. Styczynski Award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who has demonstrated significant accomplishment in computational metabolomics. We encourage members whose work has exhibited exceptional novelty and innovation in computational metabolomics, or whose early career efforts have resulted in sustained, substantial, and noteworthy contributions to the field, to apply for the Mark P. Styczynski Award. The winner will be selected to give a talk at the conference.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
1. Be within ten years of a terminal degree
2. Conduct metabolomics research in North America
3. Attend the TBD conference
4. Present at TBD
Evaluation approach: To be considered by MANA Award Committee please submit
1. Your conference abstract
2. Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
3. A brief description of your accomplishments and impact of your work (250 word maximum)
4. A letter of recommendation sent directly to awards@metabolomicsna.org with subject line ‘Letter of rec for applicant name and award title
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Award amount: $1000 toward a course in leadership
Number of awards: 1
Nomination Deadline: TBD
Application deadline: TBD
Description: The purpose of this award is to recognize the Contributions and promote the leadership skills of a service core researcher/scientist who pursues a leadership role in a metabolomics service core. MANA will contribute up to $1000 in attendance cost toward a leadership course/workshop of the winner’s choice within 18 months of the award date.
Eligibility Criteria: The applicant must:
1. Hold a PhD, MD or MD-PhD
2. Hold a current position in a metabolomics service core facility in North America
3. Attend the MANA conference
4. Present at the MANA conference (poster or oral)
Evaluation approach: To be considered by MANA Award Committee please submit:
1. Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
2. A brief description of how this award will help you advance your career as a leader in a service core. Please highlight any relevant experience or past honors that you may have (250 word maximum)
3. Provide description and cost of intended leadership course for which MANA will reimburse up to $1000 of the attendance cost
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Award amount: up to $500 reimbursement per awardee
Number of awards: 5
Deadline: TBD
Description: This award is for any childcare- or dependent care-related costs directly attributable to your attendance at MANA (in-person or virtual). Awards are open to all MANA members. Awardees will be required to provide a receipt (where applicable), or any other proof of a childcare arrangement. All applicant information, including reason(s) for need, is kept confidential by MANA.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must: attend the MANA conference
Evaluation approach: To be considered by MANA ECM Committee please complete this application
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Award amount: $800
Number of awards: 10
Deadline: TBA
Please register to be considered for this opportunity.
Description: MANA Early-Career Travel Award recognizes early-career members whose current metabolomics research displays a high level of distinction. The Travel Award is a competitive award based on the quality of the submitted abstract. The awards will be selected through a rigorous review process by the Organizing Committee. This award is open to all Early Career Members (defined as being within ten years of their most recent degree).
Eligibility criteria:
● You must attend the conference
● Be the presenting author on a submitted abstract
● Research must be completed at an institution in North America
Evaluation approach: To be considered by MANA Award Committee please submit:
1. Application through the abstract submission portal
2. Indicate your interest at a drop-down box
3. Please provide your current institution, your lab group or PI name, and a brief (300 words or less) justification for why you deserve the award, including how the award could uniquely enable you to attend MANA 2022 and any indications of your academic and professional excellence.
Past Awards
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Award amount: $800
Number of awards: 2
Deadline: March 17, 2023
Description: MANA is offering early career member travel awards to attend Metabolomics 2023 and present research that highlights metabolomics and/or lipidomics. The travel award is a competitive award based on research that displays a high level of distinction, abstract quality and a personal statement. The awards will be selected through a review process by the MANA Awards Committee. Metabolomics 2023 Niagara Falls, Canada, June 18-22, 2023.
Eligibility criteria:
● MANA member within ten years of a terminal degree
● Must attend and present at Metabolomics 2023
● Conduct metabolomics research in North America
Evaluation approach:
● Provide a copy of the submitted abstract
● Please provide a brief (300 words or less) justification for why you deserve the award,
including how the award could uniquely enable you to attend Metabolomics 2023 and any indications of your academic and professional excellence.
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Award amount: up to $2,000
Number of awards: 2
Deadline: June 2, 2023
Description: MANA is offering travel awards for presentation of research at ILSC
Eligibility criteria:
● MANA member within ten years of a terminal degree
● Conduct lipidomics research in North America
Evaluation approach:
● Provide a drafted abstract
● A short description of how this award will help you attend the conference (250 word maximum)
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Award amount: $500
Number of awards: 2
Deadline: April 1, 2022 (early registration for HPLC 2022 is May 1)
Description: MANA is offering travel awards for presentation of research at HPLC 2022 that highlights the use of chromatography in metabolomics research. The travel award is a competitive award based on the quality of the submitted abstract. The awards will be selected through a review process by the MANA awards committee. This award is open to all MANA members. International Chromatographic Conference - HPLC 2022, June 18-23, San Diego, CA
Eligibility criteria:
● You must attend the HPLC conference
● Be the presenting author on a submitted abstract
Evaluation approach:
● A short description of how this award will help you attend the conference (250 word maximum)
Presentation-based awards
Registration template should include a check box for each presentation-based award.
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Award amount: $100
Number of awards: multiple, 2 (in 2020)
Deadline: TBA
Description: The Lightning Talk award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who succinctly and effectively describes the essence and impact of their scientific research within a short talk. Talks are a total of 5 minutes (4 min talk with 1 min Q&A). Presenters (10) are determined by abstract quality judged by the conference scientific organizing committee.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
1. Be within ten years of their most recent degree
2. Submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation
3. Attend the MANA conference
4. Present a Lightning Talk at the MANA conference
Evaluation approach:
1. Abstract review by MANA SOC committee
2. Rigorous review by MANA conference judges
3. Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks
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Award amount: $100
Number of awards: 5 postdocs, 5 grad students, 2 undergrads
Description: The Best Poster award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who clearly and enthusiastically describes the scientific merit of their research. Awards are based on effective visual and oral presentation, quality of research, and depth of understanding.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant must:
1. Be within ten years of their most recent degree
2. Attend the MANA conference
3. Present a Poster at the MANA conference
Evaluation approach:
1. Rigorous review by MANA conference judges
2. Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks
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Award amount: $500
Number of awards: 2
Description: This award is available to MANA members who hold a position in a service core and will present (poster or oral) at MANA 2021 under one of the scientific themes of the conference.
Eligibility Criteria: The applicant must
1. Hold a current position in a metabolomics service core facility in North America
2. Hold a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree
3. Attend the conference
4. Present at the conference. At least 50% of the presented work must have been completed in a metabolomics service core in North America
Evaluation approach: To be considered by MANA Award Committee, please:
1. Specify your intention to compete for this award during conference registration
2. Winner will be announced during the conference closing remarks.
Previous MANA Awardees
The MANA awards and grants have been celebrated as far back as 2018 when the first group of recipients were recognized at the Metab Soc 2018 in Seattle, WA. View the history of MANA’s award winners here:
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2023 - Oana Zeleznik, Ph.D., Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Award given for her outstanding contributions to the field of LC-MS & NMR-based metabolomics, specifically in bridging data science with molecular epidemiology to advance our understanding of chronic diseases, including ovarian carcinogenesis.
2022 - Tao Huan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia.
Award given for his work in the development of analytical and bioinformatics tools for improving data acquisition and analysis of LC-MS-based metabolomics
2021 - Robert Quinn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
Award given for his work in given for impact and work in microbiome understanding, specifically in the identification of new bile acid conjugates, Cystic Fibrosis, and coral reef management.
2020 - Sophia Lunt Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University
Award given for her work in understanding the role of metabolism in supporting cancer proliferation, heterogeneity, and metastasis.
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2022 - Sadjad Fakouri-Baygi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2021 - Aleksandr (Alex) Smirnov, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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2022 - Tao Huan, Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry, University of British Columbia
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2022 - Armando Alcázar Magaña, Metabolomics Project Manager, Life Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia
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MANA annual conference, September 16-18, 2022
Stephanie Bishop / Le Chang / Thomas Velenosi / Armando Alcazar Magana / Jasmeen Kaur / Janice Ou / Alberto Valdés / Abhishek Jain / Alexandra Crook / Nicole Prince / Wasim Sandhu / Khyati Mehta / Oladimeji Aladelokun / John Bouranis / Hong Yan
MANA annual conference, November 15-17, 2019
Chatthuri Mohottige / Gayatri Iyer / Marc McCann / Yunjin Wang / Jiangjiang Zhu / Shama Naz / Casey Chamberlain / Clayton Kranawetter / Rachel Kelly / Dania Malik / Sarah Gisewhite / Mario Uchimiya / Hani Habra / Huan Jin / David Crizer / Kia Adams / Robert Stanley / Oana Zeleznik / Jacob Kempa / Shyamchan Mayengbam
MANA Summer Symposium, September 04, 2019
Presha Rajbhandari / Isin Tuna Sakallioglu / Manoj Khadka / Guddadarangavva Jayaprakasha / Daniel Lin / Hansani Karunarathne / Suh Joonhyuk
Metabolomics Society conference 2018 , Seattle, WA
Jun Zhou / Sandi Azab / Mai Yamamoto / Jeremey Winders / Jacquelyn Walejko
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2022
Postdocs
Jasmeen Kaur, University of BC
Mehdi Mohammadi Ashani, University of Calgary
Erika Palmieri, NCI
Nadia Ashrafi, William Beaumount Health
Abshishek Jain, Yale
Graduate Students
Kyle Spencer, Natl Cntr Adv Trans Sc
Khyati Mehta, Cincinnati Children’s
Michal Lazarek, University of Alberta
Thomas Head, University of BC
Yongseok Kim, Ohio State University
Undergraduates
Ewenet Mesfin, University of Alberta
Abby Kropielnicki, University of Alberta
2021
Postdocs
Yuanyue Li, UC Davis
Elena Legrand, McGill University
Dorsa Varshavi, University of Alberta
Armando Alcazar Magana, Oregon State University
Lisaura Maldonado-Pereira, Michigan State University
Graduate Students
Russell Fling, Michigan State University
Nathan Stevens, UC Davis
Alexandra Cheney, Montana State University
Yue Han, Georgia Tech University
Nick Rigel, Ohio State University
Undergraduates
Ya-Chun Chan, University of Alberta
Jerry Chen, UNC Charlotte
2020
Casey Chamberlain (#44)
Russell Fling (#46)
Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo (#113)
Kehau Hagiwara (#128)
Clayton Kranawetter (#51)
Ken Liu (#27)
Felicity Nielson (#143)
Hannah Parks (#49)
Markace Rainey (#156)
Shao Thing Teoh (#126)
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2022
Ian Han, University of Calgary
Lauren Bishop, University of California, Davis
2021
Xinyu Fu, Michigan State University
Matthias Klein, Ohio State University
2020
Mark McCann (#138)
Arpana Vaniya (#22)
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2022
Poster: Renny Lan, University of Arkansas
Oral: Shuang Zhao, University of Alberta
2021
Poster: Wasim Sandhu, University of California-Davis, West Coast Metabolomics Center
Oral: Brady Anderson, University of Michigan, Biomedical Research Core Facilities Metabolomics Core
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Call for sponsors
MANA is a very young association, and we heavily rely on support by our institutional, individual and corporate members. Please contact us if you would like to sponsor further awards and travel grants.
eligibility and information
Candidates may compete for multiple awards.
MANA will seek a balance of support across research groups, institutions and awardee demographic diversity. The Awards Committee holds the right to decline the offer of an award if the applicant pool does not meet expectations and eligibility requirements.
The Awards Committee shall intend to offer awards across a breadth of applicants, unless it is deemed clearly obvious that a sole awardee is deserving of multiple awards.
Members of the MANA Annual Conference Scientific Organizing Committee are not eligible for awards.