John David Williams Memorial Grant
This grant was established in memory of John David Williams who served the society since 1977 (Associate Secretary 1977-78); Secretary-General 1979-89; President 1989-93). JD Williams was also the first Editor-in-Chief of the society’s journal, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.
The two highest scoring abstracts submitted from countries with limited resources via ISAC's Young Investigator Travel Award application process will be awarded the Tom Bergan Memorial Award and the John David Williams Memorial Award in memory of two former Presidents of ISAC.
2024 Awardee
Rithik DharanJAYA COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF PHARMCY, INDIA Abstract Vital signs or lab parameters: evaluation of national early warning Score 2 (NEWS2) and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores for sepsis screening in low resource hospital setting |
Future Grants
Applications for the next J.D. Williams awardee are now closed.
Kenji Ota (Japan)
Solithromycin Inhibits MUC5AC Production Induced by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenza in Human Airway Epithelial Cells.
Kenji Ota was presented with the John David Williams Memorial Grant at the 30th ICC in Taiwan.
