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TCES 2026 Award Winners

Congratulations to the TCES 2026 award winners and runners-up at the Brighton conference.

Awards & recognition

Congratulations to the TCES 2026 award winners

The Society celebrated scientific achievement and outstanding early-career researchers at its 2026 Brighton conference.

Oral presentations

  • Winner: Debbie Frood — University of Edinburgh
  • Runner-up: Poppy Smith — University College London

Poster prizes

  • Winner: Zhaoqiang Zhang — University of Manchester
  • Runner-up: G. (James) Du — University College London

Society awards

  • Robert Brown Early Investigator Award: Dr Chloe Rogers — University of Glasgow
  • Adam Curtis Award: Olivia Annett — University of Bristol

Congratulations to all the winners, runners-up and presenters who helped make TCES 2026 a celebration of the breadth of tissue engineering research.

The awardee names above follow the TCES July 2026 newsletter; any corrections can be incorporated in an updated version.

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