Award Winner List in Biology and Life Sciences
16 August 2023
Winning Papers of Best Paper Awards:
- “From Smart Farming towards Agriculture 5.0: A Review on Crop Data Management”
by Verónica Saiz-Rubio and Francisco Rovira-Más
Agronomy 2020, 10(2), 207; https://doi:/10.3390/agronomy10020207
- “Comparison of Biochemical, Anatomical, Morphological, and Physiological Responses to Salinity Stress in Wheat and Barley Genotypes Deferring in Salinity Tolerance”
by Muhammad Zeeshan, Meiqin Lu, Shafaque Sehar, Paul Holford and Feibo Wu
Agronomy 2020, 10(1), 127; https://doi:/10.3390/agronomy10010127
- “The Use of a Plant-Based Biostimulant Improves Plant Performances and Fruit Quality in Tomato Plants Grown at Elevated Temperatures”
by Silvana Francesca Carmen Arena, Bruno Hay Mele, Carlo Schettini, Patrizia Ambrosino, Amalia Barone and Maria Manuela Rigano
Agronomy 2020, 10(3), https://doi:/10.3390/agronomy10030363
- “The Management of Agricultural Waste Biomass in the Framework of Circular Economy and Bioeconomy: An Opportunity for Greenhouse Agriculture in Southeast Spain”
by Mónica Duque-Acevedo, Luis J. Belmonte-Ureña, José A. Plaza-Úbeda and Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Agronomy 2020, 10(4), 489; https://doi:/10.3390/agronomy10040489
- “Apoptotic Bodies: Particular Extracellular Vesicles Involved in Intercellular Communication”
by Michela Battistelli and Elisabetta Falcieri
Biology 2020, 9(1), 21; https://doi:/10.3390/biology9010021
- “Vegetation and Environmental Changes on Non-Reclaimed Spoil Heaps in Southern Poland”
by Oimahmad Rahmonov, Robert Krzysztofik, Dorota Środek and Justyna Smolarek-Lach
Biology 2020, 9(7), 164; https://doi:/10.3390/biology9070164
- “Formyl Peptide Receptor 1 Signaling in Acute Inflammation and Neural Differentiation Induced by Traumatic Brain Injury”
by Roberta Fusco, Enrico Gugliandolo, Rosalba Siracusa, Maria Scuto, Marika Cordaro, Ramona D’Amico, Maurizio Evangelista, Angelo Peli, Alessio Filippo Peritore, Daniela Impellizzeri et al.
Biology 2020, 9(9), 238; https://doi:/10.3390/biology9090238
- “Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk: A Meta-Meta-Analysis”
by Olalla Sáiz-Vazquez, Alicia Puente-Martínez, Silvia Ubillos-Landa, Joaquín Pacheco-Bonrostro and Javier Santabárbara
Brain Sci. 2020, 10(6), 386; https://doi:/10.3390/brainsci10060386
- “Psychosocial and Behavioral Impact of COVID-19 in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Online Parent Survey”
by Marco Colizzi, Elena Sironi, Federico Antonini, Marco Luigi Ciceri, Chiara Bovo and Leonardo Zoccante
Brain Sci. 2020, 10(6), 341; https://doi:/10.3390/brainsci10060341
- “More Than a Functional Group: Diversity within the Legume–Rhizobia Mutualism and Its Relationship with Ecosystem Function”
by Benton N. Taylor, Ellen L. Simms and Kimberly J. Komatsu
Diversity 2020, 12(2), 50; https://doi:/10.3390/d12020050
- “A Common Approach to the Conservation of Threatened Island Vascular Plants: First Results in the Mediterranean Basin”
by Giuseppe Fenu, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Charalambos S. Christodoulou, Donatella Cogoni, Christini Fournaraki, Giusso del Galdo Gian Pietro, Panagiota Gotsiou, Angelos Kyratzis, Carole Piazza, Magdalena Vicens and Bertrand de Montmollin
Diversity 2020, 12(4), 157; https://doi:/10.3390/d12040157
- “Plant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Implications under Climate-Change Scenarios in the Mediterranean: The Case of Crete (Aegean, Greece)”
by Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Ioannis P. Kokkoris, Maria Panitsa, Panayiotis Trigas, Arne Strid and Panayotis Dimopoulos
Diversity 2020, 12(7), 270; https://doi:/10.3390/d12070270
- “Conserving the Diversity of Ecological Interactions: The Role of Two Threatened Macaw Species as Legitimate Dispersers of ‘Megafaunal’ Fruits”
by José L. Tella, Fernando Hiraldo, Erica Pacífico, José A. Díaz-Luque, Francisco V. Dénes, Fernanda M. Fontoura, Neiva Guedes and Guillermo Blanco
Diversity 2020, 12(2), 45; https://doi:/10.3390/d12020045
- “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:/10.3390/genes11020139
- “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:/10.3390/genes11050556
- “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:/10.3390/genes11091010
- “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:/10.3390/genes11010099
- “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:/10.3390/genes11020211
- “Regulation of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”
by Tania Jordá and Sergi Puig
Genes 2020, 11(7), 795; https://doi:/10.3390/genes11070795
- “Laccase Properties, Physiological Functions, and Evolution”
by Grzegorz Janusz, Anna Pawlik, Urszula Świderska-Burek, Jolanta Polak, Justyna Sulej, Anna Jarosz-Wilkołazka and Andrzej Paszczyński
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(3), 966; https://doi:/10.3390/ijms21030966
- “Lysosomal Exocytosis, Exosome Release and Secretory Autophagy: The Autophagic- and Endo-Lysosomal Systems Go Extracellular”
by Sandra Buratta, Brunella Tancini, Krizia Sagini, Federica Delo, Elisabetta Chiaradia, Lorena Urbanelli and Carla Emiliani
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(7), 2576; https://doi:/10.3390/ijms21072576
- “Recent Advances in Lipopolysaccharide Recognition Systems”
by Lalita Mazgaeen and Prajwal Gurung
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(2), 379; https://doi:/10.3390/ijms21020379
- “Redox Interactions of Vitamin C and Iron: Inhibition of the Pro-Oxidant Activity by Deferiprone”
by Viktor A. Timoshnikov, Tatyana V. Kobzeva, Nikolay E. Polyakov and George J. Kontoghiorghes
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(11), 3967; https://doi:/10.3390/ijms21113967
- “Modulation of Pro-Oxidant and Pro-Inflammatory Activities of M1 Macrophages by the Natural Dipeptide Carnosine”
by Claudia G. Fresta, Annamaria Fidilio, Giacomo Lazzarino, Nicolò Musso, Margherita Grasso, Sara Merlo, Angela M. Amorini, Claudio Bucolo, Barbara Tavazzi, Giuseppe Lazzarino, Susan M. Lunte, Filippo Caraci and Giuseppe Caruso
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(3), 776; https://doi:/10.3390/ijms21030776
- “SAAMBE-3D: Predicting Effect of Mutations on Protein–Protein Interactions”
by Swagata Pahari, Gen Li, Adithya Krishna Murthy, Siqi Liang, Robert Fragoza, Haiyuan Yu and Emil Alexov
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(7), 2563; https://doi:/10.3390/ijms21072563
- “Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera”
by Alexis Beaurepaire, Niels Piot, Vincent Doublet, Karina Antunez, Ewan Campbell, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Nor Chejanovsky, Anna Gajda, Matthew Heerman and Delphine Panziera
Insects 2020, 11(4), 239; https://doi:/10.3390/insects11040239
- “Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation”
by Cristina Menta and Sara Remelli
Insects 2020, 11(1), 54; https://doi:/10.3390/insects11010054
- “Influence of Temperature on Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Tables for a Minnesota-Acclimated Population of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)”
by Byju N. Govindan and William D. Hutchison
Insects 2020, 11(2), 108; https://doi:/10.3390/insects11020108
- “Characterization of Resistance in Gram-Negative Urinary Isolates Using Existing and Novel Indicators of Clinical Relevance: A 10-Year Data Analysis”
by Márió Gajdács, Zoltán Bátori, Marianna Ábrók, Andrea Lázár and Katalin Burián
Life 2020, 10(2), 16; https://doi:/10.3390/life10020016
- “Neuroprotection or Neurotoxicity of Illicit Drugs on Parkinson’s Disease”
by Carla Ferreira, Catarina Almeida, Sandra Tenreiro and Alexandre Quintas
Life 2020, 10(6), 86; https://doi:/10.3390/life10060086
- “Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Targeting Metabolism and Tumor Microenvironment”
by Andrea Angeli, Fabrizio Carta, Alessio Nocentini, Jean-Yves Winum, Raivis Zalubovskis, Atilla Akdemir, Valentina Onnis, Wagdy M. Eldehna, Clemente Capasso, Giuseppina De Simone, Simona Maria Monti, Simone Carradori, William A. Donald, Shoukat Dedhar and Claudiu T. Supuran
Metabolites 2020, 10(10), 412; https://doi:/10.3390/metabo10100412
- “MetaboAnalystR 3.0: Toward an Optimized Workflow for Global Metabolomics”
by Zhiqiang Pang, Jasmine Chong, Shuzhao Li and Jianguo Xia
Metabolites 2020, 10(5), 186; https://doi:/10.3390/metabo10050186
- “Tryptophan Metabolism, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Neurovascular Disease”
by Martin Hajsl, Alzbeta Hlavackova, Karolina Broulikova, Martin Sramek, Martin Maly, Jan E. Dyr and Jiri Suttnar
Metabolites 2020, 10(5), 208; https://doi:/10.3390/metabo10050208
- “Production and Purification of Artificial Circular RNA Sponges for Application in Molecular Biology and Medicine”
by Janina Breuer and Oliver Rossbach
Methods Protoc. 2020, 3(2), 42; https://doi:/10.3390/mps3020042
- “Effectiveness of Chemical Compounds Used against African Swine Fever Virus in Commercial Available Disinfectants”
by Małgorzata Juszkiewicz, Marek Walczak, Natalia Mazur-Panasiuk and Grzegorz Woźniakowski
Pathogens 2020, 9(11), 878; https://doi:/10.3390/pathogens9110878
- “Betanodavirus and VER Disease: A 30-year Research Review”
by Isabel Bandín and Sandra Souto
Pathogens 2020, 9(2), 106; https://doi:/10.3390/pathogens9020106
- “The Bradyzoite: A Key Developmental Stage for the Persistence and Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis”
by Aude Cerutti, Nicolas Blanchard and Sébastien Besteiro
Pathogens 2020, 9(3), 234; https://doi:/10.3390/pathogens9030234
- “Understanding Flavivirus Capsid Protein Functions: The Tip of the Iceberg”
by Stephanea Sotcheff and Andrew Routh
Pathogens 2020, 9(1), 42; https://doi:/10.3390/pathogens9010042
- “Photosynthetic Metabolism under Stressful Growth Conditions as a Bases for Crop Breeding and Yield Improvement”
by Fermín Morales, María Ancín, Dorra Fakhet, Jon González-Torralba, Angie L. Gámez, Amaia Seminario, David Soba, Sinda Ben Mariem, Miguel Garriga and Iker Aranjuelo
Plants 2020, 9(1), 88; https://doi:/10.3390/plants9010088
- “Plant Roots Release Small Extracellular Vesicles with Antifungal Activity”
by Monica De Palma, Alfredo Ambrosone, Antonietta Leone, Pasquale Del Gaudio, Michelina Ruocco, Lilla Turiák, Ramesh Bokka, Immacolata Fiume, Marina Tucci and Gabriella Pocsfalvi
Plants 2020, 9(12), 1777; https://doi:/10.3390/plants9121777
- “Feeding Behavior and Virus-transmission Ability of Insect Vectors Exposed to Systemic Insecticides”
by Elisa Garzo, Aránzazu Moreno, María Plaza and Alberto Fereres
Plants 2020, 9(7), 895; https://doi:/10.3390/plants9070895
- “Transcriptome Analyses and Antioxidant Activity Profiling Reveal the Role of a Lignin-Derived Biostimulant Seed Treatment in Enhancing Heat Stress Tolerance in Soybean”
by Cristina Campobenedetto, Giuseppe Mannino, Chiara Agliassa, Alberto Acquadro, Valeria Contartese, Christian Garabello and Cinzia Margherita Bertea
Plants 2020, 9(10), 1308; https://doi:/10.3390/plants9101308
- “Aflatoxin Biosynthesis and Genetic Regulation: A Review”
by Isaura Caceres, Anthony Al Khoury, Rhoda El Khoury, Sophie Lorber, Isabelle P. Oswald, André El Khoury, Ali Atoui, Olivier Puel and Jean-Denis Bailly
Toxins 2020, 12(3), 150; https://doi:/10.3390/toxins12030150
- “Diet Breadth Mediates the Prey Specificity of Venom Potency in Snakes”
by Keith Lyons, Michel M. Dugon and Kevin Healy
Toxins 2020, 12(2), 74; https://doi:/10.3390/toxins12020074
- “Rapid Quantification of SARS-CoV-2-Neutralizing Antibodies Using Propagation-Defective Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Pseudotypes”
by Ferdinand Zettl, Toni Luise Meister, Tanja Vollmer, Bastian Fischer, Jörg Steinmann, Adalbert Krawczyk, Philip V’kovski, Daniel Todt, Eike Steinmann, Stephanie Pfaender and Gert Zimmer
Vaccines 2020, 8(3), 386; https://doi:/10.3390/vaccines8030386
- “Influences on Attitudes Regarding Potential COVID-19 Vaccination in the United States”
by Kendall Pogue, Jamie L. Jensen, Carter K. Stancil, Daniel G. Ferguson, Savannah J. Hughes, Emily J. Mello, Ryan Burgess, Bradford K. Berges, Abraham Quaye and Brian D. Poole
Vaccines 2020, 8(4), 582; https://doi:/10.3390/vaccines8040582
- “Recent Progress on the Versatility of Virus-Like Particles”
by Ciying Qian, Xinlin Liu, Qin Xu, Zhiping Wang, Jie Chen, Tingting Li, Qingbing Zheng, Hai Yu, Ying Gu, Shaowei Li and Ningshao Xia
Vaccines 2020, 8(1), 139; https://doi:/10.3390/vaccines8010139
- “COVID-19: Mechanisms of Vaccination and Immunity”
by Daniel E. Speiser and Martin F. Bachmann
Vaccines 2020, 8(3), 404; https://doi:/10.3390/vaccines8030404
- “Manure as a Potential Hotspot for Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination by Horizontal Gene Transfer Events”
by Tiago Lima, Sara Domingues and Gabriela Jorge Da Silva
Vet. Sci. 2020, 7(3), 110; https://doi:/10.3390/vetsci7030110
- “Seasonality of Nosema ceranae Infections and Their Relationship with Honey Bee Populations, Food Stores, and Survivorship in a North American Region”
by Berna Emsen, Alvaro De la Mora, Brian Lacey, Les Eccles, Paul G. Kelly, Carlos A. Medina-Flores, Tatiana Petukhova, Nuria Morfin and Ernesto Guzman-Novoa
Vet. Sci. 2020, 7(3), 131; https://doi:/10.3390/vetsci7030131
Winners of Outstanding Reviewer Awards:
- Ewa Ropelewska, The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Poland
- Marek Rašovský, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
- Prakash Jha, Kansas State University, USA
- Vasileios Greveniotis, Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops, Greece
- Alberto Collareta, University of Pisa, Italy
- Francisco Curate, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Gianpiero Greco, University of Study of Bari, Italy
- Luca Poli, University of Study of Bari, Italy
- Shaohua Chen, South China Agricultural University, China
- Chong Chen, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
- Marco Sapienza, University of Catania, Italy
- Sabina Barrios-Fernández, University of Extremadura, Spain
- Corrado Battisti, Torre Flavia LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) Station, Italy
- Daniel Stec, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Emilia Grzędzicka, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Igor Zelnik, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Eva S. Liu, 1Harvard Medical School, USA; 2Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA
- Aleksandra Szydlowska, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), Poland
- Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman, Al-Azhar University, Egypt
- Andrew G. Jeffs, University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Mohamed Samy-Kamal, Universitat d'Alacant, Spain
- Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
- Marzena Włodarczyk-Stasiak, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
- Minaxi Sharma, Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut-Condorcet, Belgium
- Viviani Ruffo de Oliveira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
- Federico Manuel Giorgi, University of Bologna, Italy
- Jan Bocianowski, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
- Magdalena Mroczek, Center for Cardiovascular Genetics and Gene Diagnostics, Switzerland
- Keigi Fujiwara, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
- Tomasz W. Kaminski, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Takujiro Homma, Yamagata University, Japan
- William Bryan Terzaghi, Wilkes University, United States
- Zong-jie Cui, Beijing Normal University, China
- Abraão Almeida Santos, University of Florida, USA
- Agata Kaczmarek, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Miguel A. García-Martínez, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
- Andrei S. Rodin, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, USA
- Kazuhiko Kotani, Jichi Medical University, Japan
- Jianing Mi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
- Nguyen Phuoc Long, Inje University College of Medicine, South Korea
- Xian Luo, University of Alberta, Canada
- Guillaume Fiches, Ohio State University, USA
- Jianxuan Wu, Gilead Sciences, USA
- Tomasz M. Karpiński, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Alicia Ayerdi Gotor, Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, France
- Andrea Mastinu, University of Brescia, Italy
- Edyta Paczos-Grzeda, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
- Narayan Bhusal, Seoul National University, South Korea
- Mohsen Hesami, University of Guelph, Canada
- Christian Müller, University of Greifswald, Germany
- Margarita Fernández-Tejedor, IRTA, Spain
- Christian Napoli, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Federico Marchesi, University of Parma, Italy
- Roger E. Thomas, University of Calgary, Canada
- Fun-In Wang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Valeria Grieco, University of Milan, Italy
Winners of Young Investigator Awards:
- Thomas Hartinger, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
- Leontina Lipan, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain
- Daniel Stec, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Dibyadeep Datta, Yale Medical School, USA
- Giacomo Valle, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Morgan H. James, Rutgers University, USA
- Xiaonan Lu, McGill University, Canada
- Alfredo Iacoangeli, King's College London, UK
- Elisa De Franco, University of Exeter, UK
- Riccardo Pecori, German Cancer Research Center, Germany
- Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
- Massimiliano Renna, University of Bari Aldo Moro at Bari, Italy
- Adam G. Dolezal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States.
- Carla Rodrigues, Institut Pasteur, France
- Lorena Rodriguez-Rubio, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Kevin Solomon, University of Delaware, USA
- Colleen Deane, University of Southampton, UK
- Paz Otero Fuertes, University of Vigo, Spain
- Marta Giovanetti, National Reference Laboratory of Flavivirus in the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
- Carrie M. Long, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), USA
- Carina Joe, University of Oxford, UK
Winners of Travel Awards:
- Liloia Donato, University of Turin, Italy
- Roberta Bettoni, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
- Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
- Carlo Matera, University of Milan, Italy
- Elisabetta Coppi, University of Florence, Italy
- Ilaria Tonazzini, Nanoscience Institute—National Research Council (CNR) @ NEST in Pisa, Italy
- Pere Catala, University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center+, The Netherlands
- Angela Blasimann, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Angelo Sabag, Western Sydney University, Australia
Winners of Best Ph.D. Thesis Awards:
- “CYP2D in the Brain Alters Response to Drugs and Neurotoxins”
by Marlaina R. Stocco, University of California, USA - “Neural Encoding of Prior Experience in Sensorimotor Behavior”
by Nicolas Meirhaeghe, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, France - “Perinatal Stem Cell: Epigenetic, Biological and Differentiative Characteristics”
by Giulia Gaggi, University "G.D'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
- “Uncovering the Genetic Variation Involved in Asthma Exacerbations through Multiple Genomic Approaches”
by Esther Herrera Luis, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
- “Development of Novel Tools for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance in Complex Microbial Communities and Their Application to Improving Our Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Livestock”
by Ashenafi Feyisa Beyi, Iowa State University, United States