Francesca Gherardi Memorial Prize 2015
The Prize Winner 2015 for research in the field of the Biology of Invasive Animals is Dr CAROLYN TEPOLT, postdoctoral fellow of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., U.S.A. |
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Carolyn Tepolt awarded by the zoologists’ commission (from the left to the right: Bella Galil, Rita Cervo, Marco Vannini, Felicita Scapini) receives flowers by Ugo Gherardi (photo by S.Cianfanelli)
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Dr Carolyn Tepolt received the award at the Department of Biology, University of Florence, on occasion of the memorial event in honour of Francesca Gherardi, on 15th May 2015. In this occasion, Dr Carolyn Tepolt presented her research: |
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"Next-generation marine invasion:
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Carolyn Tepolt starts her talk (photo by G.Innocenti)
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Carolyn Tepolt ends her talk (photo by S.Cianfanelli)
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Prof. Dr Bella Galil of the National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Israel, gave a talk on |
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The legacy of Francesca in invasion biology
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Bella S. Galil presents the work by Francesca Gherardi (photo by S.Cianfanelli)
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The Award Committee was headed by Prof. Felicita Scapini, assisted by Prof. Bella Galil and Prof. Marco Vannini and the zoologists of the Department of Biology, University of Florence. |