Awards

–> Second South American eminent mycorrhizologist award.

Our Second South American eminent mycorrhizologist award was awarded during our III Symposium, on 30 August 2023 to Dr. Gisela Cuenca, Researcher at the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research, Venezuela, for her several decades of work contributing to pioneer mycorrhizal research in the continent, which includes producing inoculum for the agricultural sector, understanding the AMF symbiosis in crops of the upmost importance, and more importantly, forming several generations of mycorrhizologists.
Check some news about the award to Dr. Cuenca: El Tequeño – MINCYT Venezuela

–> Awards during our III Symposium:

Best oral presentations by students:
1st place, Natalie Ferro Lozano (Wageningen University): “Growth effects in Theobroma cacao due to mycorrhizal communities in Panamá”.
2nd place, Joao Paulo Ernzen (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina): “Restinga ectomycorrhizae: morphology and diversity”.
3rd place, Savannah Draud (University of Mississippi): “The mycorrhizal associations of the Eastern pasque flower (Pulsatilla patens (L.) mill. sensu lato) across its native range”.

Best posters presentations:
1st place, Ezequiel A. Cruz-Campuzano (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México): “Potential distribution of Amanita silvatica (Amanitaceae), an ectomycorrhizal species limited to Polygonaceae trees”.
2n place, Sofía Crescio (Universidad de Buenos Aires): “Detección de hongos micorrícicos arbusculares en la hojarasca de distintas especies arbóreas – evaluación de tres técnicas”.
Best online poster, Pablo García Parisi (Universidad de Buenos Aires): “Ecological intensification with cover crops – relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and maize crop yield in the Argentine Pampa”.
Special mention – Poster with social impact, Yessica Lorena Perdomo (Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina): “Diseño e implementación de un programa de educación ambiental como estrategia de empoderamiento social en jóvenes del departamento del César”.

–> First South American eminent mycorrhizologist award.

Our First South American eminent mycorrhizologist award was awarded on 3 November 2022 to Dr. Fernando Borie, Researcher at the Department of Agricultural and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, Catholic University of Temuco, Chile, for his 1980`s pioneer contributions in the country and continent regarding the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, its effects on P nutrition, and because of his impact forming dozens and dozens of mycorrhizal researchers across several countries.

Check an article about Dr. Borie`s career:
Godoy, R., Cornejo, P., de la Luz Mora, M., Marín, C. 2022. Fernando Borie: cinco décadas de investigación en suelos y micorrizas de Chile. Boletín Micológico 37(2): 1-6. PDF. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22370/bolmicol.2022.37.2.3559

–> Student Awards given during our II Symposium:

With the support from the New Phytologist editors, Marc-André Selosse and Maarja Öpik, the organizing committee of our Second symposium in Bariloche (2019), awarded the following awards:
– Best poster presentation: Maria José Dibán, for her poster entitled “Forest type effect on ectomycorrhizal diversity: differences in fruiting patterns between a juvenile and a mature Nothofagus forests in La Araucanía Region, southern Chile“.
– Best oral presentation: María Isabel Mujica, for her presentation entitled “Seed plant families with diverse mycorrhizal states have higher diversification rates“.