Prizes

Prizes
All prizes are decided by an international, multidisciplinary prize committee:

Six Elsevier Prizes for the best oral or poster presentations by young scientists (clinical or basic).

A series of 20 additional Elsevier Awards of one year's membership subscription to the WMS for the runners-up Prizes.

The President’s Prize for the Young Myologist of the Year funded from the President's Fund from proceeds of Honorary Lifetime President Victor Dubowitz’s memoirs (Ramblings of a Peripatetic Paediatrician).

Additional President's Prize for the best presentation by an early career/ first-time presenter. Those who wish to be a candidate for this award should indicate that you are a first-time presenter on the online abstract submission page.

Léa Rose Prize: This annual award is for the presenter of the most important contribution in SMA research at the WMS Congress.

Duchenne Research Fund: Prize for the best presentation by a young myologist on therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.