Rasa Verkauskiene
Committee Chair
The Andrea Prader Prize is an annual Leadership Award given to an ESPE member. It is the most prestigious ESPE award, given in recognition of excellence in leadership, a lifetime achievement in teaching and research, and an outstanding overall contribution to the field of paediatric endocrinology.
Nomination and application
Award information
- Annual leadership award given to a member of the Society.
- Most prestigious senior ESPE award.
- Created to honour lifetime achievement in teaching andresearch, as well as to recognise outstanding leadership and overall contribution to the field of paediatric endocrinology.
- Awarded through nomination and final selection by the Andrea Prader Committee.
How to nominate
- Candidates must be nominated in writing by an ESPE member.
- To nominate, please send a letter of endorsement, outlining the suitability of the candidate for the award to espe@mci-group.com.
Regulations
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
- Once nominated, candidates will be asked to submit their full CV, including their contributions to ESPE, and a publication list, including citation analysis.
- The winner will be invited to present a lecture at the ESPE Annual Meeting.
- All nominations must be submitted electronically to espe@mci-group.com.
- Candidates may only be considered for one award each year. If a candidate is nominated for more than one award, they will be asked to choose which award they wish to be considered for.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates must be ESPE members and should be nominated by one ESPE member. Self-nominations are not accepted.
- Current members of ESPE Council and the Andrea Prader Committee are ineligible for this award.
Evaluation
- A minimum of three nominations is required for this award. If fewer than three nominations are received the AP committee may reopen nominations for the award.
- All nominations will be acknowledged by email.
- Selection of the award winner will be made by the Andrea Prader Committee.
- The decision will be made by the Andrea Prader Committee and is based on the candidates’ excellence in leadership, lifetime achievement in teaching and research, and an outstanding overall contribution to the field of paediatric endocrinology.
- The successful candidate will be notified by the President by the end of June. Candidates who have not received notification by this date should assume that they have not been successful.
Award winners
2023 | George P. Chrousos
Patras, Greece
2022 | Juliane Léger
Paris, France
2021 | Francis de Zegher
Leuven, Belgium
2020 | Moshe Phillip
Petah Tikva, Israel
2019 | Jesús Argente
Madrid, Spain
