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We are inviting applications for a Travel Award for postdoc fellow and PhD students in the area of plant science to attend a conference of their choice in 2018. The nominations and applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars in this field.
Editor-in-Chief,
Prof. Dr. Dilantha Fernando
Candidates’ Requirements:
–Postdoc fellow and PhD students whose research involves plant science
–Attend an international conference in 2018 to present research (either via an oral presentation or poster) in the area of plant science
–Applicants are required to submit the following documents:
–An abstract for the conference
–Curriculum Vitae
–Letter of support from their mentors
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Plants 2017 Travel Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Kunyan Zhang
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
Lamiaa Mahmoud
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Florida, United States
Viviana Londoño Lemos
University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States
Award Committee
Prof. Dilantha Fernando
Chairman
University of Manitoba
Prof. Ahmed Hussein
Cape peninsula University of Technology
Prof. Dr. Michael Moustakas
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prof. Gianluca Caruso
University of Naples Federico II
Dr. Enrico Doria
university of pavia
Winner
Edwin Hlangwani
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
MARTINA GHIDOLI
UNIVERSITY OF MILAN (UNIMI), Italy
Mercedes Rocafort Ferrer
CRAG, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Dilantha Fernando
Chairman
University of Manitoba
Prof. Gianluca Caruso
University of Naples Federico II
Prof. Milan Stankovic
Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac
Dr. Othmane Merah
University of Toulouse
Dr. Tika Adhikari
North Carolina State University
Winner
Edeline Gagnon
Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh/University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Award Committee
Prof. Milan Stankovic
Chairman
Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac
Dr. Beatriz Ramos
Prof. Ki Hyun Kim
Sungkyunkwan university
Dr. Hironori Kaminaka
Tottori University
Winner
Syed Shane Ali Zaidi
University of Liège
Justin Mathias
West Virginia University
Award Committee
Prof. Milan Stankovic
Chairman
Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac
Dr. Beatriz Ramos
Prof. Ki Hyun Kim
Sungkyunkwan university
Dr. Hironori Kaminaka
Tottori University
Winner
Heather E. McFarlane
University of Melbourne
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