In celebration of 2025 University Research Week (October 20–24) and this year’s theme, “UNC Research is North Carolina,” the School of Medicine is soliciting nominations for innovative scientific images that showcase the outstanding biomedical research in the School of Medicine and the beauty that is reflected in the science.
Each lab in the SOM is eligible to submit one scientific image that was taken/published in the last 18 months and represents the biology that is the focus of the lab. Labs must be currently in the SOM. Previous winners must wait at least one year before submitting an image for the competition.
A submission should include:
- One original research image (please provide the highest resolution image you have; must be > 300dpi at an 8inX8in size or better)
- A title and brief description of what the image represents and the underlying biomedical relevance.
- The name of the Principal Investigator for the lab and the person(s) who captured the image. The PI must have a primary or joint appointment in the SOM.
- Acknowledgment of Core Facilities used to acquire the image (if applicable).
Submission Deadline:
All submissions must be emailed to Oor_submissions@med.unc.edu by September 5, 2025. Please include a link to a OneDrive or Dropbox location if the file size is too large for email.
Images will be chosen for their aesthetic excellence, scientific or technical interest, and universal appeal to both scientists and non-scientists. Up to three images will be selected to display during University Research Week, and each winning lab will be awarded $300.