Pathogens is instituting annual awards to recognize the most outstanding papers in the areas of all aspects of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions published in Pathogens.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the first “Pathogens Best Paper Awards”. Nominations were selected by the Editor-in-Chief and several Editorial Board members of Pathogens from all original research articles published in 2013 or 2014.
We are pleased to announce that the following three papers were chosen to receive “Pathogens Best Paper Awards” for 2015. I congratulate all of the authors and thank them for their significant and important contributions to the field of pathogens. I also thank the members of the Selection Committee for their efforts.
Article Award
- First PrizeEric W. Rogier, Aubrey L. Frantz, Maria E. C. Bruno and Charlotte S. KaetzelSecretory IgA is Concentrated in the Outer Layer of Colonic Mucus along with Gut BacteriaPathogens 2014, 3(2), 390-403; doi:10.3390/pathogens3020390Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/3/2/390
- Second PrizeAnthony F. Barbet, Basima Al-Khedery, Snorre Stuen, Erik G. Granquist, Roderick F. Felsheim and Ulrike G. MunderlohAn Emerging Tick-Borne Disease of Humans Is Caused by a Subset of Strains with Conserved Genome StructurePathogens 2013, 2(3), 544-555; doi:10.3390/pathogens2030544Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/2/3/544
- Third PrizePhilippe GérardMetabolism of Cholesterol and Bile Acids by the Gut MicrobiotaPathogens 2014, 3(1), 14-24; doi:10.3390/pathogens3010014Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/3/1/14
Award Selection Committee
- Editor-in-ChiefProf. Dr. Lawrence S. YoungPro-Vice Chancellor, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UKE-Mail: L.S.Young@warwick.ac.uk
- Editorial Board MemberDr. Jean-Pierre GorvelCentre d'immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Case 906, 13288 Marseille, CEDEX 09, FranceE-Mail: gorvel@ciml.univ-mrs.fr
- Editorial Board MemberProf. Dr. Moriya TsujiHIV and Malaria Vaccine Program, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Affiliate of The Rockefeller University, 455 First Ave, Room 747, New York, NY 10016, USAE-Mail: mtsuji@adarc.org
- Editorial Board MemberProf. Dr. Howard F. JenkinsonUniversity of Bristol, School of Oral and Dental Sciences, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS1 2LY, UKE-Mail: Howard.Jenkinson@bristol.ac.uk
- Editorial Board MemberProf. Dr. Jean E. CrabtreeMolecular Gastroenterology Section, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UKE-Mail: J.Crabtree@leeds.ac.uk
- Editorial Board MemberDr. Frank LafontCenter of Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille-CNRS UMR8204-INSERM U1019- 1 rue du Prof Calmette, F-59021 Lille, FranceE-Mail: frank.lafont@pasteur-lille.fr
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