Congratulations to New Phytologist Foundation prize winners: part two

We are delighted to congratulate the winners of prizes that the New Phytologist Foundation supported between spring and autumn this year!

Here is the second part of our two-part round-up.

The New Phytologist Foundation supported the Third International TRR 175 conference, which took place in Seeon-Seebruck, Germany from 25^th to 29^th August 2025, by sponsoring a poster prize, awarded to Claire Scheid.

Poster prize

Claire Scheid, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany

Photograph of Claire Scheid. In the background is a botanically diverse field boundary and a blue sky with scattered clouds.

The New Phytologist Foundation supported this Green Planet Day, which took place at the University of York, UK on 3^rd September 2025, with funding for three poster prizes.

Poster prizes

1^st prize: Kate Bowler, University of York, UK
Characterising the CO₂ concentrating mechanism in brown macroalgae
2^nd prize: Zhouqian Jiang, University of York, UK
Unravelling the biosynthesis of securinine: pathway insights to menisdaurilide
3^rd prize: Jason Daff, University of York, UK
The forgotten fruits of Heslington Hall's walled garden

Zhouqian Jiang standing next to her poster

The New Phytologist Foundation sponsored the second Trilateral Early Career Researcher Symposium, which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland from 10^th to 12^th September 2025. Two poster prizes were funded.

Poster prizes

Lukas Hoermayer, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Nathan German, École normale supérieure de Lyon, France

A group photo of the delegates at the front of a lecture theatre at the 2025 Trilateral ECR Symposium.

The New Phytologist Foundation supported the International Molecular Mycorrhiza Meeting 2025, which took place in Munich, Germany between 16^th and 18^th September 2025, by funding three poster prizes, awarded to early career researchers.

Poster prizes

Saskia Birch, University of Cambridge, UK
Unravelling suppression of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in high phosphate conditions
Leo Bunel, INRAE, France
Coordination between endodermal barriers and arbuscular mycorrhizae for nutrient exchange
Midge Woodward, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Genetic transformation of AM fungi – is it possible?