Hemingway Award
The Hemingway Award is a joint award between RSTMH and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and recognises successful delivery or encouragement of translational science. It is awarded every two years and is for people at any career stage.
This Award is now closed for nominations. The deadline was 30 May 2025.
Thank you for all the nominations. These are being reviewed by our committees and the winner will be announced at the RSTMH Annual Meeting in September.
Eligibility and nominations
- Nominations are every two years
- Nominees can be researchers, scientists and professionals from anywhere in the world, with no restriction on age or sector
- Nominees can be at any stage of their career
- Nominations must demonstrate success of:
- Carrying out translational research
- Translating pure research undertaken by someone else, or
- Securing funding for translational studies or programmes
- Nominations are invited from RSTMH members and Fellows and/or students, alumni or staff members of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Self-nominations are not accepted for this Award
- Cash award of £5,000
- For any enquiries regarding this award, please contact Sarah [dot] Stickland [at] RSTMH [dot] org
2025 Hemingway Award Winner: Professor Giancarlo Biagini
The winner of this year’s Hemingway Award is Professor Giancarlo Biagini.
Professor Giancarlo Biagini is the Dean of Research & Innovation at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Professor Biagini's career has focused on the biochemistry, pharmacology and therapeutics of human pathogens most notably Plasmodium falciparum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Basic biochemical research includes the characterisation of bioenergetic components in the respiratory chain and of key substrate and drug transporters. This fundamental work has contributed to the understanding of mechanisms of drug action, major resistance mechanisms in malaria and validation of novel targets for chemotherapy in both malaria and TB.
“I’m very grateful to RSTMH for the Hemingway Medal. Translational research is a collective team effort, and this recognition reflects the guidance of mentors and the commitment of colleagues and students to advancing translational research for disadvantaged populations,” Professor Giancarlo Biagini.
History and prize
The Hemingway Award was launched in October 2018 to coincide with celebrations of Professor Janet Hemingway’s outstanding career and achievements, as she stepped down as the Director of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
The Award recognises Professor Janet Hemingway’s achievements in delivering and encouraging translational science during her leadership of LSTM. Professor Hemingway is Professor of Vector Biology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, having been Director between 2001 and 2018.
While serving as LSTM’s Director, Professor Hemingway was the first CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates funded Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC), which she initiated.
She has dedicated her professional life to alleviating human suffering through the study of insect-transmitted diseases, most notably malaria.
The winner of the Hemingway Award will receive a cash prize of £5,000.