Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Microorganisms 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Microorganisms Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Microorganisms. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. Ibrahim Mahmoud Sayed
Department of Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
Research Interests: viral hepatitis; new emerging pathogen; acute hepatitis of unknown etiology; pathogenesis; animal model

Dr. Isabella Grishkan
Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Research Interests: soil mycology; soil microfungi; species composition; structure of communities and populations; mycobiota

Dr. Sunghyun Yoon
National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, USA
Research Interests: antimicrobial resistance; whole genome sequencing; virulence factors; Staphylococcus aureus; Salmonella; veterinary microbiology

The Prize for Each Winner:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Microorganisms in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

Kind regards,
Microorganisms Editorial Office