Pathogens 2022, 11(4), 454; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11040454 - 10 Apr 2022
Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Pathogens 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2020 in Pathogens were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the four winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Lawrence S. Young and the Award Committee, have been selected.
First Prize: CHF 500
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; doi:10.3390/pathogens9110878
Betanodavirus and VER Disease: A 30-year Research Review
By Isabel Bandín and Sandra Souto
Pathogens 2020, 9(2), 106; doi:10.3390/pathogens9020106
Second Prize: CHF 300
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; 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; doi:10.3390/pathogens9010042
Each winner (corresponding author) will also receive a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2022.
On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Pathogens and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Lawrence S. Young, Pathogens
Pathogens 2022 Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Pathogens will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Pathogen Spillover to an Invasive Tick Species: First Detection of Bourbon Virus in Haemaphysalis longicornis in the United States
“Monkeypox: What Do You Know about That?” Italian Adults’ Awareness of a New Epidemic
Pathogens 2022, 11(11), 1285; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11111285 - 1 Nov 2022
Methods of Inactivation of Highly Pathogenic Viruses for Molecular, Serology or Vaccine Development Purposes
Pathogens 2022, 11(2), 271; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020271 - 19 Feb 2022
Award Committee
Prof. Lawrence Young
Chairman
University of Warwick
Prof. Dr. Longzhu Cui
Jichi Medial University
Prof. Ming Fan
Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph
Prof. Dr. Helmut Fickenscher
Institute for Infection Medicine
Winner
Investigation of Long COVID Prevalence and Its Relationship to Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation
Pathogens 2021, 10(6), 763; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060763 - 17 Jun 2021
Development of a Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies against African Swine Fever Virus
Pathogens 2021, 10(6), 760; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060760 - 17 Jun 2021
Award Committee
Prof. Lawrence Young
Chairman
University of Warwick
Winner
Betanodavirus and VER Disease: A 30-year Research Review
Pathogens 2020, 9(2), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9020106 - 9 Feb 2020
Effectiveness of Chemical Compounds Used against African Swine Fever Virus in Commercial Available Disinfectants
Pathogens 2020, 9(11), 878; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9110878 - 24 Oct 2020
Understanding Flavivirus Capsid Protein Functions: The Tip of the Iceberg
Pathogens 2020, 9(1), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010042 - 5 Jan 2020
The Bradyzoite: A Key Developmental Stage for the Persistence and Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis
Pathogens 2020, 9(3), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9030234 - 21 Mar 2020
Winner
Candida albicans Interactions with Mucosal Surfaces during Health and Disease
Pathogens 2019, 8(2), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8020053 - 22 Apr 2019
Bacteriophages in Natural and Artificial Environments
Pathogens 2019, 8(3), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8030100 - 12 Jul 2019
Chloroplasts and Plant Immunity: Where Are the Fungal Effectors?
Pathogens 2020, 9(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010019 - 24 Dec 2019
Winner
An Update on Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
Pathogens 2018, 7(3), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7030066 - 3 Aug 2018
The Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Eye Infections
Pathogens 2018, 7(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7010009 - 10 Jan 2018
The Structure of PrPSc Prions
Pathogens 2018, 7(1), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7010020 - 7 Feb 2018
Manipulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Staphylococcal Superantigens
Pathogens 2018, 7(2), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens7020053 - 29 May 2018
Award Committee
Prof. Lawrence Young
Chairman
University of Warwick
Winner
Modeling HSV-1 Latency in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neurons
Pathogens 2017, 6(2), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6020024 - 8 Jun 2017
Is Toxoplasma gondii a Trigger of Bipolar Disorder?
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6010003 - 10 Jan 2017
Evolution and Divergence of H3N8 Equine Influenza Viruses Circulating in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2015
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6010006 - 8 Feb 2017
Interactions between Neutrophils and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis
Pathogens 2017, 6(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens6010010 - 9 Mar 2017
