Javier Francisco Abello (jfabello@cgiar.org),
Agronomist
Stephen Buah (buahs@yahoo.com), Research
Assistant (Pathology/Biotechnology Lab) - Africa
Marcela Cadavid (marcelacadavid@hotmail.com,
amaca20@telesat.com.co), Biologist
Germán A. Calberto (gcalberto@yahoo.com),
Manager of Environmental and Natural Resources
Maritza Cuervo (m.cuervo@cgiar.org),
Agronomist/Biotechnology
José María Guerrero (jmguerrerob@yahoo.com),
Agricultural Technologist (Acarologist)
María del Pilar Hernández (mapihernandez@hotmail.com),
Biologist-Entomologist
Claudia María Holguín (Claudia_holguin@hotmail.com),
Agronomist
Patrick Kananura (ciat-africa@cgiar.org),
Research Assistant (Africa)
Allan Male (allanmale@yahoo.com),
Research Assistant (Biotechnology Lab) - Africa
Ana Karine Martínez (anak-martinez@hotmail.com),
Biologist
Juan Fernando Mejía (juan_fmejia@hotmail.com),
Agronomist
Elsa L. Melo (meloelsa@gmail.com),
Biologist
Diego F. Munera, Agronomist
Hendry A. Mziray (hendryandrea@hotmail.com;
hendryand@yahoo.com), Research Assistant
(Agronomy) - Africa
Claudia M. Ospina (ciat-artrosuelo@cgiar.org),
Agronomist (Springtails Taxonomy)
Jairo Rodríguez Ch. (j.chalarca@cgiar.org),
Agronomist
Natalia Villareal, Biologist
| Year |
Award |
| Elizabeth Alvarez |
| 2004 |
Award for Oustanding Parnership Program offered
by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in Mexico 2004
for "Desarrollo de medidas de manejo del Moko (Ralstonia solanacearum) de
plátano (Musa AAB) en Colombia, mediante investigación participativa con
agricultores" |
| 2003 |
Premio Nacional de Fitopatología "Rafael
Obregón", Categoría Profesional. Mención honorífica, for the paper
"Detección de marcadores microsatélites asociados con la resistencia al Añublo
Bacterial de la yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) en Colombia". P.X. Hurtado, E.
Alvarez, M. Fregene and G.A. Llano. Presented at XXIV Congress of ASCOLFI. |
| 2002 |
Nomination for indigenous communities from
Vaupés for the 2002 Equator Prize of UNDP for "Participatory research on the control
of Phytophthora root rots in cassava, conservation of native cassava varieties, and
agroecosystem sustainability" |
| 2001 |
Award in Mutual Extension Efforts given by the
Universidad Nacional de Colombia for "Desarrollo agrícola de la población indígena
de la zona de influencia Mitú -Monfort (Vaupés, Colombia): Control de pudriciones en
yuca mediante investigación participativa" as the best research work on technology
transfer in Colombia |
| 2001 |
Second place, XV Muestra Agroindustrial y
Empresarial, Universidad La Gran Colombia, Armenia, Quindío, Control del mildeo polvoso
en cultivos de rosa por aplicación de un lixiviado de compost de plátano |
| 1996 |
CG Awards nomination, on the category of
"Outstanding Local Staff", International Center for Tropical Agriculture-CIAT |
| 1993 |
Graduate student paper competition 1st place
award at the annual meeting of the Association of Official Seed Analysts, Fort Collins,
Colorado |
| 1992 |
Mrs. Glenn Murphy International award
nomination, Iowa State University |
| 1991-1995 |
Scholarship Iowa State University |
| 1989-1991 |
Fullbright Scholarship, Latin American
Scholarship Program of American Universities |
| Anthony C. Bellotti |
| Third Prize, 2005 Second
Prize, 2004
First Prize, 2001, 1986, 1985 |
The "Hernán Alcaráz Viecco Award".
Awarded by the Colombian Society of Entomology (SOCOLEN), for outstanding scientific
research. (Shared with co?workers) |
| First Prize, 2004, 2003 |
The "Luis Hernando Pino Santiago
Award". Awarded by the Colombian Society of Entomology (SOCOLEN), for outstanding
entomological research |
| 2001 |
CIAT Award. Outstanding Principal Staff
Achievement Award (OPSA) |
| 2001 |
Distinción Especial. La Sociedad Colombiana de
Entomología (SOCOLEN) for a continued and fructiferous contribution to Colombia
Entomology |
| First Prize, 1999, 1994, 1987, 1984 |
The "Francisco Luis Gallego Award".
Awarded by the Colombian Society of Entomology (SOCOLEN), for outstanding entomological
research in support of student thesis. (Shared with students) |
| 1999 |
Award of Distinction: IPPC (International Plant
Protection Congress) |
| 1988 |
Outstanding Alumni Award. New Mexico State
University |
| 1990 |
CIAT Distinguished Service Award (Científico
Distinguido de CIAT) |
| 1990 |
The King Baudouin Award, 1990. Awarded to CIAT
by Belgium government for significant contribution to agriculture and human welfare in
developing countries |
| Robin Buruchara |
| 1989 |
DANIDA Fellowship |
| 1983 |
Ford Foundation Travel grant |
| 1980-1981 |
Ford Foundation Fellowship (PhD) |
| 1979-1980 |
CIAT Visiting Research Fellowship (PhD) |
| 1977-1979 |
GTZ (DAAD) Postgraduate (MSc) Scholarship |
| Paul-André Calatayud |
| First Prize, 1999 |
The "Francisco Luis Gallego Award".
Awarded by the Colombian Society of Entomology (SOCOLEN), for outstanding entomological
research in support of student thesis |
| 1994 |
PPE (Plant Protection and Environment
Organization) Award. Awarded by French government for the PhD work |
| César Cardona |
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
|
The "Hernán Alcaráz Viecco Award".
Awarded by the Colombian Society of Entomology (SOCOLEN) |
2004
|
Outstanding Research Publication Award. CIAT,
Cali, Colombia |
| 1993 |
Meritorious Service Award. The Bean,
Improvement Cooperative, BIC. Michigan |
| 1993 |
Outstanding Research Publication Award. CIAT,
Cali, Colombia |
| 1993 |
Outstanding Senior Staff Achievement Award.
CIAT, Cali, Colombia |
| 1991 |
National Agricultural Award. Ministry of
Agriculture, Colombia |
| 1971 |
Harry S. Smith Award. Best graduate student.
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside |
| Fernando Correa |
| 2006 |
The "Rafael Obregón" National
Phytopathology Prize awarded by the Colombian Society of Phytopathology and Similar
Sciences (ASCOLFI) for their work presented during the XXVI Congress of ASCOLFI on 5-7
October 2005, held in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. |
| 1999 |
Interdisciplinary Research
Team Award for the Silicon Project (1999) given by the
University of Florida - IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences), USA |
| 1999 |
Premio Nacional de
Fitopatología "Rafael Obregón", Categoría Profesional,
otorgado por la Asociación Colombiana de Fitopatología
y Ciencias Afines "ASCOLFI". Trabajo: "Hipótesis
de la exclusión de linajes", una alternativa para
el desarrollo de cultivares de arroz con resistencia durable
a Pyricularia grisea en Colombia |
| 1996 |
Outstanding Research Publication Award for the
year 1996 at CIAT (Theoretical and Applied Genetics 92:583-590, 1996) |
| 1994 |
Outstanding Research Publication Award for the
year 1994 at CIAT (Plant Disease 77:1029-1034, 1993) |
| 1992 |
A Rockefeller Foundation Grant since 1992 for
the "Characterization of the genetic diversity and virulence frequencies of the rice
blast fungus and implications in breeding for resistance" |
| Andreas Gaigl |
| Third Prize, 2005 |
The "Hernán Alcaráz Viecco Award".
Awarded by the Colombian Society of Entomology (SOCOLEN), for outstanding scientific
research. (Shared with co-workers) |
| Third Prize, 2004 |
The "Francisco Luis Gallego Award".
Awarded by the Colombian Society of Entomology (SOCOLEN), for outstanding entomological
research in support of student thesis. (Shared with students) |
| Segenet Kelemu |
| 2006 |
Friendship Award
2006 by the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs,
authorized by the State Council of the People's Republic
of China. Beijing, China, 27 September 2006. Most outstanding
award for contribution to the economic and social development
of the People's Republic of China |
| 1984 |
International PEO Scholarship, Montana State
University, Bozeman, Plant Pathology |
| 1983-1984 |
Montana State University Dean's list |
| 1981 |
In service trainee, International Maize and
Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico |
| 1979 |
Addis Ababa University Dean's list (Distinction
class) |
| 1974 |
Haile Selassie I Honors list |
| George Mahuku |
| 2002 |
CIAT - Outstanding Research Publication Award |
| 1997 |
New England BioLabs Molecular Biology Summer
Workshop scholarship |
| 1995 |
Taffy Davison Memorial Research Travel Grant |
| 1994 |
Schooley Award for Innovative research |
| 1992-1995 |
INTSORMIL/CIDA post graduate scholarship |
| 1989-1991 |
INTSORMIL/ICRISAT post graduate scholarship |
| Francisco Morales |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Latin American Plant Pathologist
Award, XII Phytopathology Congress. Córdoba, Argentina |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Scientific Publication |
| 1998 |
Outstanding Principal Staff Award, CIAT |
| 1996 |
Outstanding Scientific Publication |
| Daniel Peck |
| 2005 |
Third Place, Student oral paper competition.
Eastern Branch meeting, Entomological Society of America, Harrisburg, PA. Presenter M.
Díaz; Co-author D.C. Peck |
| 2004 |
Paper nominated for the Hernán Alcaráz Viecco
award for best non-student paper. XXXI Congress of the Colombian Society of Entomology,
Bogotá, Colombia. Presenter J. Rodríguez; Co-author D.C. Peck |
| 2001 |
Frosty Hill Agricultural Research Fellowship,
Cornell University |
| 2000 |
First Place, Best student oral paper and
publication, Colombian Society of Entomology. Presenter and first author F. López;
Co-author D.C. Peck |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Research Team of the Year Award
(team leader), CIAT Board of Trustees |
| 1996 |
Organization of American States, PRG Research
Fellowship (2 years) |
| 1994 |
First Place, Student oral paper competition,
Entomological Society of America national conference |
| 1993 |
Honorable mention, Student oral paper
competition, Entomological Society of America national conference |
| 1991 |
Liberty Hyde Bailey Graduate Research
Fellowship, Cornell University (4 years) |
| 1989 |
Sage Graduate Research Fellowship, Cornell
University (2 years) |
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