We are happy to announce that the 2025 Antibody Society Research Competition is officially open to student and postdoctoral members of The Antibody Society. This competition is designed to recognize and support the innovative research contributions of early-career scientists in the field of antibody science.

Competition Details:

We invite students and postdocs to submit a summary of their research on any topic related to antibody science. While traditional poster presentations are welcome, we also encourage creative formats, such as videos or other unique presentations.

Relevant Topics Include

• Antibody Engineering/Design
• Antibody Therapeutics
• Fc Effector Functions
• Bispecific Antibodies
• Antibody-Drug Conjugates
• Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoires

Prizes for Winners:

Two winners (1 student and 1 postdoc) will be selected based on originality, creativity, scientific merit, and clarity. Each winner will receive:

• A $400 cash prize
• Free registration for either:
  • Schrödinger’s online course,
  • Introduction to Computational Antibody Engineering OR
  • Virtual Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics

Submission Guidelines:

• Open only to student and postdoc members of The Antibody Society
• Submissions must be your own work, but collaborative research is allowed with permission from co-authors
• Submissions may include unpublished work or content from papers published within the past six months (with proper copyright permissions)
• By entering the competition, winners agree to have their work published on The Antibody Society’s website

Important Dates:

• Start Date: February 1, 2025
• Submission Deadline: April 15, 2025

Please note that only the first 30 submissions will be considered, so we encourage you to submit early. If you’re not yet a member of The Antibody Society, membership is free for students and postdocs, so take this opportunity to join and participate.

To submit your entry or for more information, please email membership@antibodysociety.org.

We look forward to your participation!

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Jenna Guthmiller has been selected as the 2024 James S. Huston Antibody Science Talent Award Recipient!

Dr. Jenna Guthmiller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Jenna received her undergraduate degree from South Dakota State University in 2013 and her PhD from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 2017. She conducted her postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago and established her lab at the University of Colorado in 2022.

Dr. Guthmiller’s research focuses on understanding how broadly protective humoral immunity against rapidly evolving pathogens develops and can be harnessed by next-generation vaccines.

Jenna has received numerous awards and accolades, including a NIH Pathway to Independence Award, NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, U.S. National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellowship, The Michelson Prize for Human Immunology, the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Young Scientist Vaccine Innovation Award, and the American Society for Virology Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award.

Dr. Guthmiller will give a lecture on her work at the Antibody Engineering and Therapeutics conference in San Diego, California (December 15 – 18, 2024), as well as in a post-meeting webinar. The lecture will be made freely available on-demand on The Antibody Society’s YouTube Channel.