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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Sebastian Ulrich
LMU Munich, Veterinary Faculty, Chair of Bacteriology and Mycology, Germany
Award Committee
Prof. Jay William Fox
Chairman
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology
Prof. Griet Glorieux
Dr. Laurent Boyer
Inserm
Dr. Mark W Sumarah
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Winner
Maria Paz Otero Fuertes
University of Vigo
Award Committee
Prof. Jay William Fox
Chairman
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology
Dr. Antonio Moretti
Research National Council CNR
Dr. Marc Maresca
Aix Marseille University
Prof. Daniel Gillet
CEA
Winner
Christina Schroeder
National Cancer Institute
Award Committee
Prof. Jay William Fox
Chairman
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology
Ms. Roxy Liu
MDPI
Winner
Andreas Hougaard Laustsen
Technical University of Denmark
Award Committee
Prof. Jay William Fox
Chairman
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology
Dr. Michel Popoff
Institut Pasteur
Prof. Bryan Fry
The University of Queensland
Prof. Sarah De Saeger
Ghent University
Prof. Vitor Vasconcelos
CIIMAR
Dr. Nilgun E. Tumer
Dr. Raymond Vanholder
University Hospital Ghent (retired)
Winner
Nicholas R Casewell
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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