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As Editor-in-Chief of Plants, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Plants 2024 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Mr. Edwin Hlangwani, who is a PhD student at the University of Johannesburg; Ms. Martina Ghidoli, a PhD student at the Università degli Studi di Milano; and Dr. Mercedes Rocafort Ferrer, a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG).
As the awardees, they will each receive an honorarium of CHF 800 and an electronic certificate.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.
Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Dilantha Fernando, on behalf of the Plants 2024 Travel Award Evaluation Committee
Plants 2024 Travel Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Kunyan Zhang
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
Lamiaa Mahmoud
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Florida, United States
Viviana Londoño Lemos
University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States
Award Committee
Prof. Dilantha Fernando
Chairman
University of Manitoba
Prof. Ahmed Hussein
Cape peninsula University of Technology
Prof. Dr. Michael Moustakas
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prof. Gianluca Caruso
University of Naples Federico II
Dr. Enrico Doria
university of pavia
Winner
Edwin Hlangwani
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
MARTINA GHIDOLI
UNIVERSITY OF MILAN (UNIMI), Italy
Mercedes Rocafort Ferrer
CRAG, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Dilantha Fernando
Chairman
University of Manitoba
Prof. Gianluca Caruso
University of Naples Federico II
Prof. Milan Stankovic
Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac
Dr. Othmane Merah
University of Toulouse
Dr. Tika Adhikari
North Carolina State University
Winner
Edeline Gagnon
Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh/University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Award Committee
Prof. Milan Stankovic
Chairman
Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac
Dr. Beatriz Ramos
Prof. Ki Hyun Kim
Sungkyunkwan university
Dr. Hironori Kaminaka
Tottori University
Winner
Syed Shane Ali Zaidi
University of Liège
Justin Mathias
West Virginia University
Award Committee
Prof. Milan Stankovic
Chairman
Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac
Dr. Beatriz Ramos
Prof. Ki Hyun Kim
Sungkyunkwan university
Dr. Hironori Kaminaka
Tottori University
Winner
Heather E. McFarlane
University of Melbourne
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