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DPhil student’s “unique and special work” wins prize at Washington Conference

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The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) has bestowed one of their highest honours, the SLAS Innovation Award 2019, on Cristian Soitu, a DPhil student at the University of Oxford.

Cristian Soitu smiling, holding up his award.

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) has bestowed one of their highest honours, the SLAS Innovation Award 2019, on Cristian Soitu who is a DPhil student in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology and Department of Engineering Science.

This internationally-renowned award, which comes with a personal $10,000 cash prize, was open to scientists from both academia and industry at all career stages. It honours a fundamental study to develop new technology and/or use of technology to solve a unique problem.

Read more (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology website)

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