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Best Paper Award

The Genes Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in Genes the year prior to the previous year, announcing them online by the end of June.

The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees, valid for one year.

 
Genes Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025
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Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Genes will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

25 pages, 737 KiB  
Review
Monogenic Parkinson’s Disease: Genotype, Phenotype, Pathophysiology, and Genetic Testing
by Fangzhi Jia, Avi Fellner and Kishore Raj Kumar
Genes 2022, 13(3), 471; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13030471 - 7 Mar 2022
18 pages, 3348 KiB  
Article
Altered Mitochondrial Quality Control in Rats with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) Induced by High-Fat Feeding
by Federica Cioffi, Antonia Giacco, Giuseppe Petito, Rita de Matteis, Rosalba Senese, Assunta Lombardi, Pieter de Lange, Maria Moreno, Fernando Goglia, Antonia Lanni and Elena Silvestri
Genes 2022, 13(2), 315; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13020315 - 8 Feb 2022
16 pages, 1255 KiB  
Article
Pancreatic Cancer with Mutation in BRCA1/2, MLH1, and APC Genes: Phenotype Correlation and Detection of a Novel Germline BRCA2 Mutation
by Maria Teresa Vietri, Giovanna D’Elia, Gemma Caliendo, Luisa Albanese, Giuseppe Signoriello, Claudio Napoli and Anna Maria Molinari
Genes 2022, 13(2), 321; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13020321 - 9 Feb 2022

Award Committee

Dr. Selvarangan Ponnazhagan Chairman
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Prof. Dr. Mariarosa Anna Beatrice Melone
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Prof. Valeria D'Argenio
Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion San Raffaele Open University Rome, and CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate
Dr. Sergey V. Kozyrev
Uppsala University

Winner

23 pages, 2058 KiB  
Review
HMGA2 as a Critical Regulator in Cancer Development
by Behzad Mansoori, Ali Mohammadi, Henrik J. Ditzel, Pascal H. G. Duijf, Vahid Khaze, Morten F. Gjerstorff and Behzad Baradaran
Genes 2021, 12(2), 269; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12020269 - 13 Feb 2021
20 pages, 3406 KiB  
Article
Epigenetic Evolution of ACE2 and IL-6 Genes: Non-Canonical Interferon-Stimulated Genes Correlate to COVID-19 Susceptibility in Vertebrates
by Eric R. Sang, Yun Tian, Laura C. Miller and Yongming Sang
Genes 2021, 12(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12020154 - 25 Jan 2021

Winner

17 pages, 2172 KiB  
Article
Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas
by Jorge Lalucat, Magdalena Mulet, Margarita Gomila and Elena García-Valdés
Genes 2020, 11(2), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11020139 - 29 Jan 2020
49 pages, 13573 KiB  
Review
Histone Deacetylases (HDACs): Evolution, Specificity, Role in Transcriptional Complexes, and Pharmacological Actionability
by Giorgio Milazzo, Daniele Mercatelli, Giulia Di Muzio, Luca Triboli, Piergiuseppe De Rosa, Giovanni Perini and Federico M. Giorgi
Genes 2020, 11(5), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11050556 - 15 May 2020
8 pages, 236 KiB  
Article
COVID-19 and Genetic Variants of Protein Involved in the SARS-CoV-2 Entry into the Host Cells
by Andrea Latini, Emanuele Agolini, Antonio Novelli, Paola Borgiani, Rosalinda Giannini, Paolo Gravina, Andrea Smarrazzo, Mario Dauri, Massimo Andreoni, Paola Rogliani, Sergio Bernardini, Manuela Helmer-Citterich, Michela Biancolella and Giuseppe Novelli
Genes 2020, 11(9), 1010; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11091010 - 27 Aug 2020
17 pages, 1783 KiB  
Review
Clustered DNA Double-Strand Breaks: Biological Effects and Relevance to Cancer Radiotherapy
by Jac A. Nickoloff, Neelam Sharma and Lynn Taylor
Genes 2020, 11(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11010099 - 15 Jan 2020
18 pages, 6036 KiB  
Article
Inhibition of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis by Mitigating DPP-4 Level and Restoring Antifibrotic MicroRNAs
by Swayam Prakash Srivastava, Julie E. Goodwin, Keizo Kanasaki and Daisuke Koya
Genes 2020, 11(2), 211; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11020211 - 18 Feb 2020
18 pages, 1049 KiB  
Review
Regulation of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
by Tania Jordá and Sergi Puig
Genes 2020, 11(7), 795; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070795 - 15 Jul 2020

Award Committee

Prof. J. Peter W. Young Chairman
University of York

Winner

17 pages, 2140 KiB  
Review
Eukaryotic 5-methylcytosine (m5C) RNA Methyltransferases: Mechanisms, Cellular Functions, and Links to Disease
by Katherine E. Bohnsack, Claudia Höbartner and Markus T. Bohnsack
Genes 2019, 10(2), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10020102 - 30 Jan 2019
23 pages, 1639 KiB  
Review
Transcription Factors Associated with Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance and Their Potential for Crops Improvement
by Elamin Hafiz Baillo, Roy Njoroge Kimotho, Zhengbin Zhang and Ping Xu
Genes 2019, 10(10), 771; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10100771 - 30 Sep 2019
11 pages, 1686 KiB  
Article
A High-Quality De novo Genome Assembly from a Single Mosquito Using PacBio Sequencing
by Sarah B. Kingan, Haynes Heaton, Juliana Cudini, Christine C. Lambert, Primo Baybayan, Brendan D. Galvin, Richard Durbin, Jonas Korlach and Mara K. N. Lawniczak
Genes 2019, 10(1), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10010062 - 18 Jan 2019
13 pages, 985 KiB  
Article
Tree Lab: Portable Genomics for Early Detection of Plant Viruses and Pests in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Laura M. Boykin, Peter Sseruwagi, Titus Alicai, Elijah Ateka, Ibrahim Umar Mohammed, Jo-Ann L. Stanton, Charles Kayuki, Deogratius Mark, Tarcisius Fute, Joel Erasto, Hilda Bachwenkizi, Brenda Muga, Naomi Mumo, Jenniffer Mwangi, Phillip Abidrabo, Geoffrey Okao-Okuja, Geresemu Omuut, Jacinta Akol, Hellen B. Apio, Francis Osingada, Monica A. Kehoe, David Eccles, Anders Savill, Stephen Lamb, Tonny Kinene, Christopher B. Rawle, Abishek Muralidhar, Kirsty Mayall, Fred Tairo and Joseph Ndunguruadd Show full author list remove Hide full author list
Genes 2019, 10(9), 632; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10090632 - 21 Aug 2019

Award Committee

Prof. J. Peter W. Young Chairman
University of York
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