The Adam Kondorosi Academia Europaea Award #

Recognizes landmark research in symbiosis and related fields that has changed our understanding and made a significant scientific impact.#

The awards are given in two categories:#

• “The Adam Kondorosi Academia Europaea Award for Early-Career Investigators” recognizes young scholars making an outstanding scientific contribution in the field of nitrogen fixation, plant biology and microbiology related to symbiosis. The first such award was presented to Simona Radutoiu, Aarhus University, Denmark, at the biannual European Nitrogen Fixation Conference, held on the 12th conference in Budapest 2016.

• “The Adam Kondorosi Academia Europaea Award for Advanced Research” recognizes revolutionary discoveries in symbiosis and related fields. It was presented at the Academia Europaea-ALLEA –YAE joint conference for the first time in September 2017 to Professor Allan Downie John Innes Centre, UK, for his work on Rhizobium-legume interactions.

The awards consist of a diploma/medal and prize money. This prize was established in recognition of the significant achievements made in the field of plant and microbe interactions and symbiotic nitrogen fixation by the late Professor Adam Kondorosi.

The 2023 award will be presented to Professor Michael Udvardi (University of Queensland, Australia) "in recognition of the tremendous impact of his research on plant-microbe interactions and plant science and his generous service to the scientific community".#

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Past winners#

2021 Paola Bonfante (Department of Life Sciences & Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy) "for her work on molecular understanding of mycorrhizal symbiosis as tripartite interactions (plants, fungi, endobacteria)".
Award Lecture: The Wonderful World of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
The laudation was given by Eva Kondorosi MAE, Hungary.






2019 Ray Dixon (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK) "for his work on molecular understanding of biological nitrogen fixation in bacteria and its regulation in response to environmental cues".
Award Lecture: Engineering Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Agricultural Benefit
The laudation was given by Jens Stougaard MAE, Aarhus. The award was presented to Ray Dixon on Thursday 24 October 2019, at the Academia Europaea annual conference in Barcelona.






2017 Professor Allan Downie (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK) "for his groundbreaking discoveries on understanding of molecular genetics of Rhizobium-legume symbiosis".
Award Lecture: Symbiotic nitrogen fixation: a paradigm for inter-kingdom signalling.
The laudation was given by Jens Stougaard MAE, Aarhus. The award was presented to Professor Allan Downie on Tuesday 5th September 2017, at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.






2016 Simona Radutoiu.
The first Adam Kondorosi award was presented to Simona Radutoiu, Aarhus University, Denmark, at the biannual European Nitrogen Fixation Conference, held on the 12th conference in Budapest 2016.

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Members of the Award Committee (2022-):

• Luis M. Rubio, ENFC president
• Eva Kondorosi, Academia Europaea
• Sharon Long
• Peter Mergaert, Academia Europaea
• Graham O'Hara
• Klaus Palme, Academia Europaea
• Simona Radutoiu, Academia Europaea

Members of the Award Committee (2017-2022):

• Jens Stougaard, ENFC president (chairman)
• Eva Kondorosi, ENFC board
• Sharon Long, Stanford University
• Graham O´Hara, Murdoch University
• Klaus Palme, Academia Europaea
• Mart Saarma, Academia Europaea
• Luis M. Rubio, ENFC board