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Bergey's Manual Trust Announces 2024 Award Recipients

We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Bergey's recognitions, celebrating outstanding contributions to bacterial taxonomy and systematics.


Bergey Award 2024 Dr. Wen-Jun Li has been selected as the recipient of the Bergey Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to bacterial taxonomy. Dr. Li will present the closing lecture at the upcoming BISMiS conference.


Bergey Medal 2024 Dr. Iain Sutcliffe has been awarded the Bergey Medal in recognition of his outstanding and lifelong contributions to the field of systematics of Bacteria and Archaea. The medal will be presented at the closing ceremony of BISMiS.


The Bergey Award recognizes exceptional contributions to bacterial taxonomy, while the Bergey Medal honors sustained excellence and lifelong dedication to bacterial and archaeal systematics. Both awards represent one of the highest honors in the field of microbial taxonomy.


We congratulate Dr. Li and Dr. Sutcliffe on these well-deserved recognitions and look forward to celebrating their achievements at BISMiS.

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