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We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Animals 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Daniel Stec.
Daniel Stec has had a remarkable start to his scientific career, after just 8 years as a scientist. With several of his 75 publications reported in Animals, he has specialised in a little-known phylum of tiny animals, the tardigrades. They are mostly found in mosses and lichens and are particularly resilient to environmental extremes. Stec’s work has been vital in recognising the diversity and complexity of these animals, as well as investigating current concerns such as the impact of thermal stress. Stec has also made a valuable contribution to Animals as an academic editor, and we commend him for his excellent work in such a short period of time.
As the awardee, Dr. Daniel Stec will receive an honorarium of CHF 1000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in Animals after peer review, and an electronic certificate.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Kind Regards, Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Clive J. C. Phillips, on behalf of the Animals 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee
Animals 2022 Young Investigator Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Barbara Padalino
University of Bologna, Italy & Southern Cross University, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Michael Hässig
Chairman
Universität Zürich (retired)
Dr. PABLO SANCHEZ-QUINTEIRO
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of Lugo
Dr. Enric Gisbert
IRTA
Dr. Ramanathan Kasimanickam
Washington State University
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Winner
Lauren Powell
University of Pennsylvania
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Dr. PABLO SANCHEZ-QUINTEIRO
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of Lugo
Dr. Clara Rodrigues
University of Aveiro
Prof. Vera Baumans
Utrecht University
Winner
Daniel Stec
Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Prof. Stanisław Dzimira
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology,
Dr. António Carvalho
Faculty of Science, University of Porto
Dr. Pablo Orozco-terWengel
Cardiff University
Winner
Katharina Hohlbaum
Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Prof. Maria José Hötzel
Universidade FEderal de Santa Catarina
Prof. Vera Baumans
Utrecht University
Winner
Jay Johnson
Agricultural Research Service- United States Department of Agriculture
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
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