This award recognizes the essential nature of computational methodology and software in proteomics. Specifically, this award acknowledges the specific achievements of scientists that have developed bioinformatics, computational, statistical methods and/or software used by the proteomics community, broadly defined. The award is named in honor of Gil Omenn, a US HUPO Past President, leader of the Human Proteome Project, and influential proteomics researcher. 

Nominations are now being accepted! The deadline for submission is November 13, 2020. Nominations will be held for three years.

Eligibility

• The nominee must be a current US HUPO Member.
• Scientists at all career stages are eligible.
• The awardee must be available to present at the annual conference (March 7-10, 2021) to receive the award and present the lecture (virtually or in-person, pending the status of the COVID-19 pandemic).

Instructions and Deadlines

The award application must be completed in full to be considered, so please ensure you have all the required documents prior to submitting.

Please collate all materials, including the required supporting documentation into a single PDF prior to uploading. The PDF should include the following documents:

1. Short description from the nominator (or nominee if self-nominating) highlighting the impact of the contribution (one-page maximum).
2. Up to three supporting references, such as papers, patents or websites.
3. Nominee's curriculum vitae.

The nomination form must be completed in its entirety to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 13, 2020. Late applications will not be reviewed. Award notifications will be sent to recipients and nominators on December 11, 2020.