FEMS-Lwoff Award
Launched in 2000, the FEMS-Lwoff award rewards those that create high quality knowledge that helps to solve today’s societal problems around microbiology. It was named in honour of the 1st FEMS President (1974-1976), Professor André M. Lwoff.
Winners receive:
- a prize-lecture at the opening ceremony of the FEMS Congress – with up to five free registrations to the FEMS Congress
- the opportunity to present research to the wider microbiology community via the FEMS Journals and FEMS communication channels
- a commemorative silver medal
- a working replica of an Antonie van Leeuwenhoek microscope
- an honorarium of €1000
Making a nomination
Everyone in the field of microbiology (societies, groups, or individuals) may nominate a Lwoff Award candidate (before 10 March 2020) to be presented at the FEMS2021 Congress
Do you know anyone – either an individual or a group – that has provided outstanding service to microbiology in Europe? Have they done something that deserves recognition? Then why not nominate them for the FEMS-Lwoff Award?
Additional information about the selection procedure can be found in the regulations and nomination details. You can send your nomination in via the FEMS-Lwoff nomination form.
| FEMS-Lwoff awardees | |
2019 Awardee |
2017 Awardee |
 Prof. P. Cossart, FrancePrize Lecture: The model organism Listeria monocytogenes: towards the complete understanding of it physiology and its virulence Venue: Glasgow, Scotland, 8th FEMS Congress |
 Prof. J. Errington, United KingdomPrize Lecture: Cell wall deficient (L-form) bacteria: from chronic infections to the origins of life Venue: Valencia, Spain, 7th FEMS Congress |
2015 Awardees |
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 Prof. F. Baquero, SpainPrize Lecture: Transmission: a basic process in Microbiology Venue: Maastricht, The Netherlands, 6th FEMS Congress Date: 11 June 2015 |
 Prof R.K. Thauer, GermanyPrize Lecture: The microbial methane cycle Venue: Maastricht, The Netherlands, 6th FEMS Congress Date: 11 June 2015 |
2013 Awardee |
2011 Awardee |
 Prof. Juan Luis Ramos, GranadaPrize Lecture: Mechanism of Solvent Tolerance in Gram Negative Bacteria Venue: Leipzig, Germany, 5th FEMS Congress Date: 25 July 2013 |
Miroslav Radman, Croatia Venue: Geneva, Switzerland, 4th FEMS Congress Date: 30 June 2011 |
2009 Awardee |
2006 Awardee |
 Karl-Heinz Schleifer, GermanyPrize Lecture: Classification of Bacteria: From Unicellular Plants to the Age of Genomics Venue: Gothenburg, Sweden, at the occasion of the 3rd FEMS Congress Date: 1 July 2009 |
 Jorg Hacker, GermanyPrize Lecture: Evolution in Microbial Pathogens Venue: Madrid, Spain, at the occasion of the 2nd FEMS Congress Date: 6 July 2006 |
2003 Awardee |
2000 Awardee |
 Prof. Sir David A. Hopwood, United KingdomPrize Lecture: Streptomyces Genes in Nature and Medicine Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia, at the occasion of the 1st FEMS Congress Date: 2 July 2003 |
 Prof. Philippe J. Sansonetti, FrancePrize Lecture: Rupture, invasion and inflammatory destruction of the intestinal barrier by Shigella, making sense of prokaryote-eukaryote cross-talks. Venue: Sevilla, Spain, at the occasion of the FEMS Jubilee Date: 15 September 2000 |
AMR three ways: healthcare crisis, major concepts and the relevance of biofilms
Worldwide, infections are resuming their role as highly effective killing diseases, as current treatments are failing to respond to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this minireview, the impact of AMR in healthcare systems and the major bacteria behind it are highlighted. Ecological aspects of AMR evolution and the complexity of its molecular mechanisms are explained. Major concepts, such as intrinsic, acquired and adaptive resistance, as well as tolerance and heteroresistance, are also clarified. More importantly, the problematic of biofilms and their role in AMR, namely their main resistance and tolerance mechanisms, are elucidated. Finally, some of the most promising anti-biofilm strategies being investigated are reviewed.
