De Bary Medal

Awarded to an individual who has established an outstanding mycological career. Nominees for the award will be evaluated on the basis of quality, originality, and quantity of their published research.

The De Bary Medal was awarded to the following people:

2024

 

Jens Christian Frisvad

in recognition of an outstanding mycological career.

2018

 
 

John W. Taylor

He is working on the evolution of fungi, including fungal phylogenetic relationships, the timing of deep fungal divergences, species recognition, speciation, ecology, and the maintenance of species. He was an early advocate of promoting fungal models in his work on Neurospora spp. and Coccidioides spp. (agents of Valley Fever). His numerous contributions are highly cited because of their general influence to the field of mycology.
 

Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia

He has provided numerous contributions to the understanding of hyphal morphology and cell wall construction, two of the key features of fungal cells. The list of his publications shows the extensive productivity in his scientific carrier. He is a great example of perseverance and commitment.

2014

 
 

Robert A. Samson

He may be best known for polyphasic systematics of Aspergillus and Penicillium, however, his breadth of mycological research is far greater than these two genera. For example, his text on food and airborne fungi (just one of his 41 books) is in its eighth edition, has sold more than 11,000 copies and has been translated into several Asian languages.
 

Meredith Blackwell

She is well known for her research on the diversity of beetle-associated fungi, but her most significant contribution may have been her initiation of the National Science Foundation (USA)-sponsored, Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life project that propelled evolutionary mycology for more than the past decade.   

2010

  
 

Franz Oberwinkler

for lifetime achievment in mycological research, particularly, contrinutions to the systematics of basidiomycetes, biology of basidiolichenes and mycorrhizal fungi.
 

1996

  
 

John Corner

for lifetime achievement in mycological research, particularly, contributions to ecology and the systematics of wood-decaying basidiomycetes.
 

Terence Ingold

for lifetime achievement in mycological research, particularly, contributions to our knowledge of fungal spore release and dispersal and the recognition of aquatic fungi as ecological specialists.

 

General Requirements:

  • An individual may receive the same IMA Award only once.
  • Self nomination is not allowed.
  • Nominators must be members of the IMA.
  • Nominees who are not chosen for the prize, may be re-nominated for up to two additional terms (within the year limit linked to the specific award).

Next application deadline: March 15, 2024

Documents required (nomination folder should contain):

  1. A nominating letter, including a detailed evaluation of the nominee’s contributions to Mycology.
  2. A current curriculum vitae.

Notes: Awards consists of a certificate. The Committee may choose to make no award in a given year, if it is appropriate. Presentation of the awards will take place at the awards ceremony at the IMC meeting.

Awards