The SFBBM established the “Article of the Month” award in 2011. It is intended for young researchers or PhD students under the age of 35, provided that they—or one of their co-authors—are members of the SFBBM with up-to-date membership, or join the SFBBM at the time the candidate submits their application.
Rules of the “Article of the Month” and “Article of the Year” Awards
Candidates submit to the Society a recent publication (less than twelve months old) of which they are the first author. Each month, one article is selected by an ad hoc committee and featured on the Society’s website and social media platforms. The winner receives a prize of €100 together with a free one-year membership to the SFBBM.
At the end of the year, one of the selected Articles of the Month is chosen and awarded “Article of the Year”. The winner is then invited to present their results at the annual SFBBM conference and receives a prize of €500. Travel expenses remain at the winner’s own cost.
The article must be accepted and accessible, whether published, in press, or online ahead of print, and remains eligible for twelve months following its publication date. The competition remains open even when only two applications are under consideration.
Applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of their research topic or the journal in which they have published. The committee will ensure that all journals are represented among the selected articles.
How to apply for the Article of the Month Award?
Applicants should send the full reference of the article, its abstract in English, and a short personal presentation written in both French and English in the third person singular, including age, academic background, laboratory, scientific interests, and (optionally) a photograph, to the following members of the jury.
A quick reminder: the candidate or one of the co-authors of the article must be a member of the SFBBM.
Members of the jury
Zaineb Kammoun
Corinne Lionne
Véronique Receveur-Bréchot
Hélène Munier-Lehmann
Martin Picard
Pierre Santucci
Winners of the prize
Léa Prochasson and Makram Mghezzi-Habellah
Curie Institute and Sorbonne University, Paris
Nour Ayoub
Institut Pasteur Paris, UPCité and INSERM UMRS-1124, Paris
Markel Martinez-Carranza
Pasteur Institute, Paris
Maëliss Germain
Rennes University, BRM Lab. (Bacterial RNAs in Medicine)
Akandé Eyitayo
IBGC, CNRS, Bordeaux University
Veronica Nuccetteli et Makram Mghezzi
Biology et Cell Modelisation Lab., ENS, Lyon and IBCP, Lyon
Alexia Godet
Université d’Aarthus, Danemark
Robine Maffo Woulefack
Sciences and Technologies Faculty,Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
Zhao Jiangfeng
EMBL, Grenoble
Mélisse Hamidi
Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, Lyon
Olga Kolosova
IGBMC, Strasbourg
Léa Prochasson and Makram Mghezzi-Habellah
Curie Institute and Sorbonne University, Paris
“Article of the month”award December 2025
Nour Ayoub
Institut Pasteur Paris, UPCité and INSERM UMRS-1124, Paris
“Article of the Month” award January 2025
Markel Martinez-Carranza
Pasteur Institute, Paris
“Article of the Month” award February 2025
“Article of the Year” award 2025
Maëliss Germain
Rennes University, BRM Lab. (Bacterial RNAs in Medicine)
“Article of the Month” November 2025
Akandé Eyitayo
IBGC, CNRS, Bordeaux University
“Article of the month” March 2025
Veronica Nuccetteli et Makram Mghezzi
Biology et Cell Modelisation Lab., ENS, Lyon and IBCP, Lyon
“Article of the Month” award April 2025
Alexia Godet
Université d’Aarthus, Danemark
“Article of the month” May 2025
Robine Maffo Woulefack
Sciences and Technologies Faculty,Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
“Article of the Month” award June 2025
Zhao Jiangfeng
EMBL, Grenoble
“Article of the Month” award July and August 2025
Mélisse Hamidi
Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, Lyon
“Article of the Month” award September 2025
Olga Kolosova
IGBMC, Strasbourg
“Article of the Month” award October 2025
Photo highlights from award ceremonies at past conferences
Our scientific awards
“Article of the Month” award
Honors a young researcher for a paper published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Dina Surdin award
Rewards a young researcher for an outstanding PhD thesis in biochemistry or molecular biology.
Marianne Grunberg-Manago Award
Honors a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to public research, recognized for the significance of her work and her impact in her scientific field.
Maurice Nicloux award
Honors an established researcher for their overall contribution to the scientific community and to research in biochemistry or molecular biology.
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