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awards by outside bodies

Yakult Travel Awards 2008

Applications are invited for the Yakult Travel Awards 2008 from postgraduates and established scientists and health professionals whose research is aimed at understanding the role of intestinal microbiota in health and disease prevention, specifically in the area of probiotics. Applications are invited from individuals working in the field of microbiology, gastroenterology, food safety, and nutrition and dietetics in the UK and Ireland.

Awards will be offered to researchers for attendance at a national or international symposium where their work has been accepted for presentation. A multidisciplinary panel will judge applications and the results will be announced in March 2008.

Applications must be submitted on forms available at http://www.yakult.co.uk/, or from the Science Department (Travel Award), Yakult UK Limited, Artemis, Odyssey Business Park, West End Road, South Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 6QE (tel. 020 8842 7600, e-mail science@yakult.co.uk). The closing date for applications is 1 February 2008.