Big congrats to Kristin Schueler from iBB who has been shortlisted for the 2026 Lush Prize Young Researcher Award, for her engagement as Student Ambassador for 3R and Non-Animal Methods and her outstanding work on 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.
Being selected for this shortlist places her among a small group of early-career scientists 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 and toward more predictive human-centered systems.
The 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 supports early-career scientists working to replace the use of animals in research, testing and education. In each award cycle, five researchers receive £10,000 to help bring animal-free, human-relevant methods closer to real-world use. The award is part of the wider Lush Prize programme, one of the largest global initiatives dedicated to advancing non-animal science.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 16 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 11 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:
Fadoua E., Dowlette-Mary Alam El Din, Daniela Flores Gomez, PhD, Nathalia Stephanie Oliveira Nascimento, Gloria Melzi, Alicja Mikolajczyk, Marion Revel, Jonne Rietdijk, Dr. Rahul Rimal, Kristin Schueler, Nicoleta Spînu, Minh Tran, Viola Sgarminato
The full shortlist across all prize categories: https://lushprize.org/2026-prize/2026-prize-shortlist/