Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Journal of Fungi is now inviting nominations for the JoF 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to three young investigators in recognition of their excellence in the field of mycology. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. David S. Perlin.

The Prize
There will be three winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 1000;
– An opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in JoF after peer review before the end of 2024;
– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2023;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of the research field;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination
– Detailed Curriculum Vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule
– Open for nominations: 15 March 2023
– Nomination deadline: 31 December 2023
– Winners announcement: 31 March 2024

How to Submit Nominations?
The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact
Mr. Denis Cheng
Marketing Assistant
Email: [email protected]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the JoF 2022 Early-Career Women Award is Dr. Johanna Rhodes.

Dr. Johanna Rhodes is a postdoctoral researcher at Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands, with an honorary position at Imperial College London, UK. Dr. Rhodes’ research centres of genomic epidemiology and antifungal drug resistance, with a focus on evolution and population genomics, particularly in Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida auris.

This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Johanna Rhodes for her outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Johanna Rhodes will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in JoF following 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.

Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. David S. Perlin
On behalf of the JoF 2022 Early-Career Women Award Committee

Dear Colleagues,

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the JoF 2021 High Impact Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. David S. Perlin. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, four winners were selected.

Review:
The First Prize: CHF 300 plus the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in JoF in 2023 after peer review.
Candida albicans—The Virulence Factors and Clinical Manifestations of Infection
By Authors: Jasminka Talapko, Martina Juzbašić, Tatjana Matijević, Emina Pustijanac, Sanja Bekić, Ivan Kotris and Ivana Škrlec
J. Fungi 2021, 7(2), 79; doi:10.3390/jof7020079

The Second Prize: CHF 200 plus the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in JoF in 2023 after peer review.
Deciphering Trichoderma–Plant–Pathogen Interactions for Better Development of Biocontrol Applications
By Authors: Alsayed Alfiky and Laure Weisskopf
J. Fungi 2021, 7(1), 61; doi:10.3390/jof7010061

Article:
The First Prize: CHF 300 plus the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in JoF in 2023 after peer review.
Colombian Essential Oil of Ruta graveolens against Nosocomial Antifungal Resistant Candida Strains
By Authors: Matthew Gavino Donadu, Yeimmy Peralta-Ruiz, Donatella Usai, Francesca Maggio, Junior Bernando Molina-Hernandez, Davide Rizzo, Francesco Bussu, Salvatore Rubin, Stefania Zanetti, Antonello Paparella and Clemencia Chaves-Lopez
J. Fungi 2021, 7(5), 383; doi:10.3390/jof7050383

The Second Prize: CHF 200 plus the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in JoF in 2023 after peer review.
Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of a Nosocomial Cluster of C. auris: Evidence of Recent Emergence in Italy and Ease of Transmission during the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Authors: Vincenzo Di Pilato, Giulia Codda, Lorenzo Ball, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Edward Willison, Malgorzata Mikulska, Laura Magnasco, Francesca Crea, Antonio Vena, Paolo Pelosi, Matteo Bassetti and Anna Marchese
J. Fungi 2021, 7(2), 140; doi:10.3390/jof7020140

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the JoF 2021 High Impact Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of JoF.

Kind regards,
JoF Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of 2021 Evaluation Committee, we are pleased to announce that the winners of the JoF 2021 Young Investigator Award are Dr. Federico Baltar, Dr. Rebecca Drummond, and Dr. Miriam Oses-Ruiz.

Dr. Federico Baltar is an associate professor in the Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Vienna, Austria. Dr. Federico Baltar’s research focuses on the integration of microbial ecology and biogeochemistry into biological oceanography. From coastal seas to open oceans, from Fjords to the seawater below the Antarctic ice shelves, all are large seawater environments perform crucial ecosystem services and functions driven by tiny microbial engines, including fungi.

Dr. Rebecca Drummond is a group leader at the Institute of Immunology & Immunotherapy at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Drummond’s research centers on antifungal immune responses, with a focus on tissueresident macrophages of the central nervous system.

Dr. Miriam Oses-Ruiz is a Junior PI in the research institute IMAB at the Public University of Navarre, Spain. Dr. Oses-Ruiz’s research emphasizes a comprehensive understanding of the biology of one of the most devastating plant diseases in the world, called rice blast disease, which is caused by Magnaporthe oryzae.

This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Federico Baltar; Dr. Rebecca Drummond, and Dr. Miriam Oses-Ruiz.

As the primary awardee, Dr. Federico Baltar will receive a prize of CHF 2000, and as runner-up awardees, Dr. Rebecca Drummond and Dr. Miriam Oses-Ruiz will each receive a prize of CHF 1000. All awardees will be given the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2022 in JoF after completing the peer-review process and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators for their participation and all the Award Committee members for their efforts in the evaluation process.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. David S. Perlin
Editor-in-Chief, JoF

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fungi, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 JoF Travel Award.

The highly competitive awards were granted to Paris Hamm, a Ph.D candidate working with Dr. Donald Natvig at the University of New Mexico, and Dr. Mark Gresnigt, Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Bernhard Hube’s research group in the Hans Knöll Institute in Jena, Germany. Paris Hamm is studying the ecology and evolution of fungal pathogens of small mammals with a particular interest in Coccidioides species. Dr. Mark Gresnigt’s research is exploring how Candida albicans, as a commensal organism, can sense and respond to components of the human immune system to adapt its pathogenicity.

The travel awards provide 800 Swiss Francs for each winner to attend a conference related to medical mycology in 2020. Many thanks to our judges and a hearty congratulations to our winners!

Best regards,

Editor-in-Chief

David S. Perlin, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President
Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation,
340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fungi, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 JoF Travel Award.

This highly competitive award was granted to Dr. Teresa Rodgers O’Meara, postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Leah Cowen at University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada). Dr. O’Meara’s research addresses genetic factors influencing how pathogenic fungi sense and respond to the host environment.

The travel award provides 800 Swiss Francs to attend a conference related to medical mycology in 2019. Many thanks to our judges and a hearty congratulations to our winner!

Best regards,

Dr. Teresa Rodgers O’Meara

Editor-in-Chief
David S. Perlin, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer and Professor
HMH-Center for Discovery and Innovation
Hackensack-Seton Hall School of Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Fungi, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 JoF Travel Award, which was highly competitive with 168 applications.

The Award was granted to Dr. Rebecca Drummond, visiting post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Michail Lionakis at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD, USA). Dr. Drummond’s research deals with complex immunological pathways that protect the brain from fungal infection via neutrophil recruitment.

The travel award provides 800 Swiss Francs to attend a conference related to medical mycology in 2018. Congratulations to the winner of this very competitive travel award.

Editor-in-Chief

David S. Perlin, Ph.D.
Executive Director and Professor
Public Health Research Institute & Rutgers Regional
Biocontainment Laboratory at the International Center for Public Health New Jersey Medical School-Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA