The International Society for Evolution, Medicine, & Public Health invites nominations for the Omenn Prize of $5000 to be awarded in March 2015 for the best  article published in 2014 in any scientific journal on a topic related to evolution in the context of medicine and public health.

The prize, provided by the generosity of Gilbert S Omenn, will be awarded to the first author of the winning article.  Authors are encouraged to nominate their own articles, but nominations of articles by others are also welcome.

Nominations, including a brief statement in the body of the email (max. 250 words), a copy of the article (if distribution is permitted) or abstract and article link, must be submitted by 21 January 2015 at 5 PM US Eastern Standard Time. All applications should be sent  to  [email protected]  If you do not get a response confirming receipt, please send a note to [email protected]

Any relevant peer-reviewed article published online or in print in 2014 is eligible, but the prize is intended for work that uses evolutionary principles to advance understanding of a disease or disease process. The prize committee will give priority to articles with implications for human health, but many basic science or theoretical articles have such implications.

The Prize Committee for this year is chaired by Sarah Tishkoff, and its members are Joe Alcock, Noah Rosenberg, and Alison Galvani.  Papers by committee members, their students and lab group members are not eligible, and articles by their co-authors or close associates are subject to special conditions.

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