27th International Symposium on Plant Lipids

TERRY GALLIARD MEDAL


At each ISPL meeting, the international plant lipid research community honors the career achievements of an outstanding scientist through the presentation of the Terry Galliard Award. This award commemorates Terry Galliard, who founded the ISPL conference in 1974.

Nominations are now open for the Terry Galliard Award/Medal.

Nomination materials must be submitted by March 15, 2026, and should be sent by email to jjsalasispl26@ig.csic.es. The International Scientific Committee will review all nominations, and the awardee will be elected by a vote of the ISPL community. Please note that all nominators will remain anonymous. The recipient of the award will be invited to deliver an oral presentation as part of the conference program.

Nominations for the 27th ISPL Terry Galliard Award should be limited to one A4 page and include the following information:

  • A brief summary of the nominee’s career achievements
  • Highlights of the nominee’s key contributions and major impact on the field of plant lipid research
  • The proposed topic for the Terry Galliard Lecture, if selected

 

Terry Galliard Medal Laureates:

1994

Norio Murata (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan) 

1996

John Shanklin (Brookhaven National Lab)

1998

John L. Harwood (Cardiff U)

2000

John Ohlrogge (Michigan State U)

2002

Ernst Heinz (U Hamburg)

2004

Hartmut Lichtenthaler (U Karlsruhe)

2006

John Browse (Washington State U)

2008

Sten Stymne (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

2010

Christoph Benning (Michigan State U)

2012

Ivo Feussner (Goerg-August-University)

2014

Ljerka Kunst (U British Columbia)

2016

Edgar Cahoon (U Nebraska)

2018

Hiroyuki Ohta (Tokyo Institute of Technology) 

2020

Kent Chapman (U North Texas) 

2022

Johnathan Napier (Rothamsted Research) 

2024

Xuemin Wang (University of Missouri-St Louis and Danforth Plant Science Center)