BMC ‘Research in progress’ photo competition – one week to go!

Source: Cultura Creative (RF) / Alamy Stock Photo We’ve received some fantastic entries so far but it’s not too late if you’re yet to enter your photos. Anyone interested in research and photography can enter from anywhere in the world. Your image should be related to research and can be focused on any area of your work and from any discipline including physical sciences, mathematics and engineering. The overall winner will receive a cash prize of €550 (~£490/$645), while the runner-up will receive €350 (~£310/$410). Inspiration Sarah Boyle’s winning photograph from last year’s competition shows a fluorescently labeled mouse mammary tumor produced by scientists studying the progression of breast cancer. The red color labels the active form of a protein, as cancer develops the levels of this protein may increase. “I Heart Research”Sarah Boyle, Centre for Cancer Biology, Adelaide, South Australia. We recently interviewed Sarah to find out what winning the competition meant for her and what advice she would give to this year’s entrants. How do you enter? It’s easy. First ensure that your image conforms to the image criteria below*. Then submit your entry by emailing your photo to researchinprogress@biomedcentral.com. Your entry must include the following details: Name Image Description (Max. 300 words) File type Data attribution (if applicable) Affiliation (if applicable) I agree to release this image under a Creative Commons License (CC-BY):  Y/N Twit...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Uncategorized Research in progress photo competition Source Type: blogs