David Ebmer: 2024 Ippen Award Winner

Congratulations to David Ebmer Martin for winning the 2024 Rudolf Ippen Young Scientist Award honouring a young scientist whose scientific output, particularly the papers published in the past 12 months, document the beginning of a promising career in wildlife veterinary science, conservation medicine or  zoo animal medicine.

Note from the jurors: This year there were seven excellent applications for the Rudolph Ippen Young Scientist Award. Like last year three candidates were outstanding. However, the jury vote was unanimous for David, as he does not only have a remarkable track record but his involvement in the EAZWV community and his willingness to help colleagues with their questions and to pass on his knowledge to students and colleagues speak for his character and make him an excellent recipient of the award. We look forward seeing more of you and your work in the future! Congratulations David!

This year's Jurors were: Endre Sos, Endre, Marcus Clauss, Dominik Fischer, Luise Martin
 

Below follows a brief from David on his career to date - we hope it will inspire other young scientists in their work and that they will also apply for this award.
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David studied veterinary medicine in Vienna 2012-2018 with a specialization in Conservation Medicine. His fascination for parasitology started early in his studies. His eagerness to educate not only himself but also to share his knowledge with the community is present throughout his still early career. He was a student assistant in several projects of the Institute of Parasitology, before leading his own third-party funded research projects. David started as a student lecturer in 2017, and has been involved in teaching in the veterinary curriculum since 2021. His doctoral thesis on the “Examination on the endo- and ectoparasite fauna of free-ranging pinnipeds (Carnivora: Pinnipedia) using non-invasive methods” included field work in Chile and Germany. Since 2020 he is the head of the laboratory (Parasitological Diagnostics) at the Veterinary Clinic of the Vienna Zoo. This year he is establishing the research line for parasitological research at the Vienna Zoo.