Tanja Woyke of the Joint Genome Institute was awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020. She is recognized as a pioneer in uncovering the hidden diversity of “microbial dark matter” through single-cell genomics and metagenomics. https://jgi.doe.gov/tanja-woyke-awarded-van-niel-international-prize/
January 2019 – July 2022
