Honorary Fellowship

Honorary Fellowship to AMI is a prestigious award given to those who have changed the face of microbiology or science as a whole.

Voting has now closed for the 2024 Hononary Fellow

This year's AMI Honorary Fellow will be announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 18 July.

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Our most prestigious award, Fellowship of Applied Microbiology International is granted to those who have made a significant contribution to advancing microbiology and science as a whole. Recipients of this award may be prominent microbiologists, leaders in business, industry, or public figures who have been influential in the field of microbiology.

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James Prosser: 2023 Honorary Fellowship video

 

Jonathan Van-Tam: 2022 Honorary Fellowship video

 

Dame Anne Glover: 2021 Honorary Fellowship video

 

Jennifer Doudna: 2020 Honorary Fellowship video

 

Dame Sally Davies: 2019 Honorary Fellowship video

 

Sir David Attenborough: 2018 Honorary Fellowship video

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02 Aug 2023

Professor James Prosser

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is delighted to announce their 2023 Honorary Fellowship will be awarded to James Prosser, Emeritus Professor in Environmental Microbiology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen.

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29 Nov 2022

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam

Former UK Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam delivered fascinating insights during a Q&A session with early career scientists at the Applied Microbiology International Awards 2022.

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28 Oct 2021

Professor Dame Anne Glover

For her work in developing microbiology as a field and discipline, Professor Dame Anne Glover was awarded the 2021 AMI Fellowship.

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Prof Jennifer Doudna
14 Mar 2020

Professor Jennifer Doudna

Her co-discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 genetic engineering technology, with collaborator, French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier, has changed human and agricultural genomics research forever.

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Prof Dame Sally Davies
18 Jun 2019

Professor Dame Sally Davies

Dame Sally’s efforts to place the UK at the forefront of the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria have been second to none, influencing government policy, helping to commission the O’Neill report and championing antibiotic stewardship.

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Lord Jim O'Neill
06 Jun 2018

Lord Jim O'Neill

The Fellowship was in recognition of his passion for finding a solution to the global challenge of AMR and the continuing impact of the O’Neill Review.

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