The Lister Prize 2026 Application round opens
in July 2025
Please see a copy of the application form here. You can apply online once the call is open! Find out more about the application process to help you prepare
Learn more about the Lister Institute
The Lister institute is over 125 years old with a fascinating history.
The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine funds researchers through annual prize grants.
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The latest Lister Institute news
A warm welcome to our 2025 Lister Fellows
We received a large number of high quality applications this year, and as a result we have decided…
Simon Draper and Rickie Patani become Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Professor Simon Draper and Professor Rickie Patani are among 54 exceptional scientists working in biomedical and healthcare fields…
In conversation with Alex Borodavka
Dr Alex Borodavka is a 2024 Lister Prize Fellow and a virologist specialising in the RNA mechanisms behind…
Research Prizes
The Lister Institute’s competitive research prizes give young scientists the opportunity to develop their potential through flexible funding over a five-year period.
The awards are aimed at younger, researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work.
Our History
The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine was founded in 1891 and is one of the UK’s oldest medical charities.
Originally a Research Institute developing, and subsequently producing on a commercial scale, vaccines and antitoxins it has over the years adapted to the changing research environment; always seeking to support research in an innovative way. Take a look at our heritage and find out more about us. Today, from its endowment funds, it is a grant-giving charity whose principal award is the Lister Research Prize Fellowship. The Institute has sought to retain the ‘Lister family’ tradition and remains in touch with all its former and current Fellows.