¹û¶³´«Ã½ Press awards
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Journal Richard Perham Prize
Commencing in 2025, The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Journal awards the annual Richard Perham prize to an outstanding researcher in the molecular life sciences who has made significant contributions to the journal and its community. The prize is named in recognition of Richard Perham’s indelible dedication to the journal and to ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
The recipient is chosen by journal leadership and is invited to deliver a plenary lecture at the annual ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, where the prize will be awarded.
For more information about this award and to see a list of previous winners, please see page on the journal website.
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Journal Richard Perham Prize 2024

The 2024 Richard Perham Prize is awarded to co-first authors Matteo Brindisi (pictured left) and Luca Frattaruolo (right), and co-corresponding authors Federica Sotgia, Michael P. Lisanti and Anna Rita Cappello, for their outstanding article ‘’ published in The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Journal in 2023. The monetary award will be shared equally between first authors Matteo Brindisi and Luca Frattaruolo, and Matteo Brindisi will deliver a plenary lecture about the work at the on behalf of all the authors.
Brief article summary: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Studies that aim to elucidate the molecular pathways underlying aggressive forms of the disease are thereby of high clinical importance. Here, Brindisi, Frattaruolo et al. show that high cholesterol levels promote breast cancer aggressiveness by direct activation of the ERRα pathway and concomitant enhancement of epithelium-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Intriguingly, these effects drive changes in the tumor microenvironment, including increased infiltration of macrophages with an M2 phenotype, enhanced angiogenesis and endothelial branching. These findings implicate cholesterol-ERRα synergy as a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer.
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ LettersÌý´¡·É²¹°ù»å
Commencing in 2026, The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ LettersÌý´¡·É²¹°ù»ås will be presented to an outstanding researcher in the molecular life sciences who has made significant contributions to the journal and its community.
The recipient is chosen by journal leadership and is invited to deliver a plenary lecture at the annual ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, where the prize will be awarded.
For more information about this award, please see the page on the journal website.
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Letters Award 2025

The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Letters Award 2025 will be presented to Prof. Peter Murray (Immunoregulation Research Group, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany) and Dr. Arno Alpi (Department of Molecular Machines and Signaling, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany and Institute of Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK), for the outstanding paper:

Gross, A., Müller, J., Chrustowicz, J., Strasser, A., Gottemukkala, K.V., Sherpa, D., Schulman, B.A., Murray, P.J. and Alpi, A.F.
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Open Bio awards
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Open BioÌý´¡·É²¹°ù»å is presented anually to an outstanding researcher in the molecular life sciences who has made significant contributions to the journal and its community.
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Open Bio Article Prize is awarded to an early-career researcher (either a PhD student or a postdoctoral researcher within 5 years of receiving their PhD) who has published a paper of especial interest and importance in the journal in the preceding year. The prize consists of a travel bursary to allow the winner to attend the annual ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress. The choice of the prize-winning article is made by a jury of members of the journal’s Editorial Board.
For more information about this award, please see the page on the journal website.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Open Bio Article Prize 2025

Dr Giulia Lunghi received the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Open Bio Article Prize 2025 as first author of the paper:Â
Giulia Lunghi, Erika Di Biase, Emma Veronica Carsana, Alexandre Henriques, Noelle Callizot, Laura Mauri, Maria Grazia Ciampa, Luigi Mari, Nicoletta Loberto, Massimo Aureli, Sandro Sonnino, Michael Spedding, Elena Chiricozzi, Maria Fazzari
The Molecular Oncology Award
The Molecular Oncology Award is presented to an outstanding researcher in the cancer field who has made significant contributions to the journal and its community.
The recipient is chosen by journal leadership and is invited to deliver a plenary lecture at the annual ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, where the prize will be awarded.
Other ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Press Awards
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Press journals award prizes for posters and speed talks at a variety of meetings throughout the year, including the annual ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress. See the links below for further information and lists of winners.