The YSA congratulates all Award winners to their outstanding work!
Oral Presentation Award winners:
| Oral Session I | Neuroscience | Philipp Jauk |
| Oral Session II | Immunology | Djurdja Pasajlic |
| Oral Session III | Malignant Diseases | Theresa Harm |
| Oral Session IV | Physics/Medical Imaging | Theresa Patsch |
| Oral Session V | Mixed Session | Oliver Koldyka |
Poster Presentation Award winners:
| Poster Session I-A | Clinical Neurosciences 1 | Sigrid Klotz |
| Poster Session I-B | Immunology 1 | Jessica Lange |
| Poster Session I-C | Malignant Diseases 1 | Lisa Kainacher |
| Poster Session I-D | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease 1 | Melanie Arnreiter |
| Poster Session I-E | Public Health & Preclinical Research 1 | Nils Bukowski |
| Poster Session I-F | Neuroscience & Mental Health 1 | Felix Schwarz |
| Poster Session II-A | Clinical Neurosciences 2 | Magdalena Novak |
| Poster Session II-B | Immunology 2 | Anna Pfundner |
| Poster Session II-C | Malignant Diseases 2 | Theresa Michls |
| Poster Session II-D | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease 2 | Julia Oppenauer |
| Poster Session II-E | Public Health & Preclinical Research 2 | Stephanie Winter |
| Poster Session II-F | Endocrinology & Other | Henriette Horstmeier |
| Poster Session III-A | Clinical Neurosciences & Neuroscience | Cornelia Marion Diendorfer |
| Poster Session III-B | Malignant Diseases 3 | Daria Pajak |
| Poster Session III-C | Clinical Experimental Oncology | Oskar Steinbrecher |
| Poster Session III-D | Vascular Biology | Johannes Bernhard |
| Poster Session III-E | Medical Imaging 1 | Branko Mitic |
| Poster Session III-F | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Disease 3 | Clemens Atteneder |
| Poster Session IV-A | Neuroscience & Mental Health 2 | Joëlle Wallérus |
| Poster Session IV-B | Immunology 3 | Amitava Sinha |
| Poster Session IV-C | Oncology & Preclinical Research | Joy Feka |
| Poster Session IV-D | Medical Imaging 2 | Laura Lintner |
| Poster Session IV-E | Biomedical Engineering | Astrid Hafner |
| Poster Session IV-F | Medical Physics | Nicolas Weilguny |
| Poster Session V-A | Immunology & Allergology | Andrea Martschini |
| Poster Session V-B | Regeneration & Transplantation | Yannic Abulesz |
| Poster Session V-C | Clinicla Endocrinology & Other | Angelika Bauer |
| Poster Session V-D | Mixed Session: Cardiovascular & RNA | Hanna Toth |
| Poster Session V-E | Molecular Signal Transduction | Katharina Bonitz |
| Poster Session V-F | Medical Informatics | Thomas Sorz-Nechay |
Science Art Award winner:
Petra Pavić with “Happy accidents”
Awards to win
During the YSA Symposium there will be possibilities to win some prizes!
Check out the submission requirements and options to win below:
Submission
Please send your artwork together with the filled-out submission form (available for download below this description) and the subject line "YSA Symposium Science Art" via E-Mail to: ysa-symposium@meduniwien.ac.at
Only jpeg or png files will be accepted!
Submission deadline
May, 10th 2026
Submission criteria and disclaimer
One contest entry per person is allowed. Please send us the highest resolution possible, as the artwork will be presented at the symposium's art gallery.
All taxes on any prize won are the sole responsibility of each winner. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, city, state, and winning entry for promotional purposes. Contest entry constitutes permission to use winning submissions on YSA website and its affiliated websites without further compensation. Furthermore, entry constitutes permission to archive winning entries indefinitely on any webpage on this website, to be used for promotional purposes. Contestants agree that the sole and final judgment as to all matters concerning contests and interpretation of contest rules are at the sole discretion of YSA and its staff. YSA, its staff, board members and its prize donors are not liable or responsible for any claims, damages, losses, injuries, or death including any third party claims, arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, any contest, including entry and participation in any contest and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes; not responsible for entries that do not follow guidelines; not responsible for entries and responses to winner notifications that are illegible, incomplete, late, lost, misdelivered, or undeliverable; not responsible for any technical or human errors, malfunctions, failures, etc. resulting in participation of contest. YSA will not sell or trade contestants’ email addresses or personal information. Winners artwork may be displayed at the YSA homepage. By entering this contest, participants warrant and represent that they agree to be bound by the contest rules and the final decisions of YSA.
Evaluation process
The artwork of each participant will be uploaded on YSA's Instagram channel for promotion. Additionally, each artwork will be presented at the art gallery during the YSA symposium. All symposium participants are encouraged to place their votes at the symposium's art gallery, on the 1st day of the symposium only. The contest prize winners will be announced at the networking party.
Submission
Every presenter of an oral session during the YSA PhD sympsoium will automatically be included for the Oral Presentation Award.
Evaluation process
The respective session chairs will choose the winner. Winners will be announced at the end of the symposium and awarded at the Networking Event.
Submission
Every presenter of a poster session during the YSA PhD sympsoium will automatically be included for the Poster Presentation Award.
Evaluation process
The respective session chairs will choose the winner. Winners will be announced at the end of the symposium and awarded at the Networking Event.