<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Science Awards & Prizes</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:scienceprizes@aaas.sciencepubs.org">scienceprizes@aaas.sciencepubs.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM<br>Subject: Now open for submissions: The 2026/27 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award!<br>To: <<a href="mailto:JSEXTON2@ucmerced.edu">JSEXTON2@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-8683910656524383240"><u></u>
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Award</b> recognizes and rewards early-career M.D., Ph.D., or
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