The FEBS Journal Richard Perham Prize

The FEBS Journal awards an annual prize of €5000 to the authors of a particularly important paper published in the journal in the previous calendar year. The prize is named in recognition of Richard Perham‘s outstanding contributions to the journal and to FEBS.

For more information about this award and to see a list of previous winners, please see The FEBS Journal Richard Perham Prize page on the journal website.

The FEBS Journal Richard Perham Prize 2023

Double portrait photo of The FEBS Journal Richard Perham Prize Winners 2023, with Celeste Riepe on the right and Elena Zelin on the left.The prize was awarded to co-first authors Celeste Riepe and Elena Zelin (University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) and co-corresponding authors Nicholas Ingolia and Jacob Corn for their paper

Double stranded DNA breaks and genome editing trigger loss of ribosomal protein RPS27A

Celeste Riepe, Elena Zelin, Phillip A. Frankino, Zuriah A. Meacham, Samantha G. Fernandez, Nicholas T. Ingolia, Jacob E. Corn.


The FEBS Letters Award

The FEBS Letters Award is a prize of €5000 presented annually to the corresponding author of the best research paper published in FEBS Letters in the previous calendar year. The award-winning article is selected by a special committee formed by appointed members of the Editorial Board, plus one external member.

For more information about this award, please see the FEBS Letters Award page on the journal website.

The FEBS Letters Award 2024

Portrait photo of Prof. Rachel Flynn, facing the camera and smiling.The FEBS Letters Award 2024 will be presented to Prof. Rachel Flynn (Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, USA) for the outstanding paper
The exoribonuclease XRN2 mediates degradation of the long non-coding telomeric RNA TERRA
Reiss M, Keegan J, Aldrich A, Lyons SM, Flynn RL.


The FEBS Open Bio Article Prize

The FEBS 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 FEBS 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 FEBS Open Bio Article Prize page on the journal website.

FEBS Open Bio Article Prize 2024

Portrait photo of Klaudia Jaczynska, FEBS OPen Bio Prize winner in 2023, looking at the camera and smiling.Klaudia Jączyńska received the FEBS Open Bio Article Prize 2024 as first author of the paper
Analysis of tripartite Synaptotagmin-1-SNARE-complexin-1 complexes in solution
Klaudia Jaczynska, Luis Esquivies, Richard A. Pfuetzner, Baris Alten, Kyle D. Brewer, Qiangjun Zhou, Ege T. Kavalali, Axel T. Brunger, Josep Rizo.


Other FEBS Press Awards

The FEBS Press journals award prizes for posters and speed talks at a variety of meetings throughout the year, including the annual FEBS Congress. See the links below for further information and lists of winners.