Second Young Investigator Awards

Nurturing the next generation of forensic scientists

In response to all the positive feedback we received from the forensic community for our 2019 Young Investigator Award, QIAGEN is kicking off the Second Young Investigator Award in February 2022.

Are you working on a research project that aims to make a lasting impact in human identification and forensics using next-generation sequencing (NGS)^†? If yes, apply for this award and win up to $60,000 worth of QIAGEN—Verogen products.

QIAGEN—Verogen partnership combine innovation and integration to allow the limitless capabilities of NGS-based methods to take your research to the next level. Let us be a part of your forensic journey. Learn about the submission guidelines and apply for this award.

The Second QIAGEN Young Investigator Award is back in February 2022 to help the next generation of forensic scientists fulfill their forensic journey in human identity and forensics. The Young Investigator Awards provide a scholarship opportunity to current graduate students (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and those who received their degrees in the last five years. The award recognizes and promotes outstanding forensic scientists conducting novel forensic research using next-generation sequencing (NGS)^† to achieve their career goals. We are generously donating a combined instrument and reagents prize package worth up to US$ 60,000. As part of the QIAGEN—Verogen collaboration earlier this year, our partner Verogen also generously supports the Young Investigator Award. Our awardees will get to choose one prize package as per their needs from the following:

• Get a QIAGEN instrument for use in your NGS workflow (QIAquant, QIAxcel or QIAexpert) plus reagents, with a combined value of up to US$ 60,000:
  • Option 1: Verogen library prep kits and sequencing reagents up to US$ 30,000 and access to a MiSeq FGx sequencer with analysis software plus training
  • Option 2: QIAseq sequencing reagents including the option to customize your own library prep panel through our GeneGlobe platform up to US$ 30,000 Or
• Reagents only prize: You get to choose sequencing reagents from QIAGEN or QIAGEN—Verogen products, including the option to customize your own QIAseq library prep panel through our GeneGlobe platform, up to US$ 40,000

We are accepting applications from February 15 through June 10, 2022. The winner and two runners-up will be announced at the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) 2022 Congress, Washington DC on September 1, and will receive flights to Washington DC and accommodation for up to two nights.

Learn more about this fantastic opportunity to have your work supported and recognized on an international scale by the wider Investigator Community.

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