Results of the competiton at the student’s symposium on September 2nd, 2025
18 presenters representing 10 societies (Anatomical Society, Bulgarian Anatomical Society, Czech Anatomical Society, Italian Society for Anatomy and Histology, Romanian Anatomical Society, Spanish Anatomical Society, Portuguese Anatomical Society, Dutch Anatomical Society, Anatomische Gesellschaft, Swiss Society for Anatomy Histology and Embryology) plus 3 presenters representing the University of Salamanca presented the results of their researches.
The winners were:
Category A
1st prize: Paulina Rion (second left) and Sophia Lisovaya (second right), both Anatomische Gesellschaft, flanked by EFEM's president Fabio Quondamatteo (left) and Dr. Marta Carretero (right).
2nd prize: Cristina Pérez Montes from the University of Salamanca with Prof. Fabio Quondamattero and the member of the meeting committee, Marta Carretero.
Category B
1st prize: In the center, Lauren Barrett from the Anatomical Society, and Andra-Ioana Baloiu from Romanian Anatomical Society. Both received the award from Prof. Fabio Quondamatteo and Dr. Marta Carretero.
2nd prize: Stephanie Friedmann (Bulgarian Anatomical Society), Mariana Pereira dos Santos (Portuguese Anatomical Society), Fabrizio Petrocchi (Italian Society for Anatomy and Histology), and Ioan-Andrei Petrescu (Romanian Anatomical Society) received the award from our president Prof. Fabio Quondamatteo and Dr. Marta Carretero.
Best Image Award:
1st prize: Cristina Pérez Montes from the University of Salamanca flanked by Prof. Fabio Quondamatteo (left) and Dr. Marta Carretero (right, member of the Anatomical Spanish Society meeting comittee).
2nd prize: David Díez Castro from the University of Salamanca received the award from Prof. Fabio Quondamatteo and Dr. Marta Carretero.
All the awardees posing in the hall of the School of Medicine at the University of Salamanca. Members of the EFEM Council were present at the symposium: Prof. Teresa Vázquez (fifth from the left), Prof. Fabio Quondamatteo (eighth from the left), and Prof. Friedrich Paulsen (tenth from the left). The chairman of the XXXI Spanish Anatomical Society meeting, held in Salamanca, is placed on the left: Prof. José Carretero.
The European Federation of Experimental Morphology would like to thank very much the University of Salamanca, particularly Prof Jose Carretero Gonzalez and Dr Marta Carretero Hernandez for hosting the event and the excellent organisation. Many thanks and vivid congratulations to all the fantastic participants who delivered excellent scientific talks and in particular to the winners of the awards.
Featured image: all participants of the symposium. Thank you all for your contribution to the Anatomy.
