ABACBS Society Awards 2026
One of our most important roles as a society is to celebrate the achievements of our members and help build strong, competitive track records—especially for early- and mid-career researchers. Since 2017, we’ve run annual awards to do just that, and each year we call for nominations from across our community.
You can find more information on past award winners here
2026 Award Categories
Outstanding Contribution by an Early- or Mid-Career Researcher
Up to three awards will be given. Applicants will be split by career stage and ranked relative to opportunity, depending on application volume.
The “Torsten Seemann” Outstanding Bioinformatics Software Developer Award
The “Nicholas Wong” Outstanding Contributions to the Bioinformatics Community Award
This new award honours Nick Wong, an important member of our community, and recognises those who support and grow our community, just as Nick did.
Submission process
Please click on the award above to be linked to a document outlining eligibility and the submission details.
Submissions are due on September 11th
Award judges will be drawn from a combination of past award winners, elected members of the ABACBS Executive Committee and members of our wider community.