The Irene Manton Prize of the

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is awarded annually for the "best thesis in

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examined for a doctorate of philosophy during a single academic year" in the

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. The prize is named in honour of

Irene Manton Irene Manton, FRS FLS (born Irène Manton; 17 April 1904, in Kensington – 13 May 1988) was a British botanist who was Professor of Botany at the University of Leeds. She was noted for study of ferns and algae. Biography Irene Manton was th ...

FRS, the first female president of the Linnean Society of London. She pioneered the biological use of

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. Her work revealed the structure of the

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and

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, which are central to many systems of cellular motility.

Recipients of the Irene Manton Prize

*Sophie Harrington, University of East Anglia (2021) *James Clark (2020) *Leanne Melbourne (2019) University of Bristol; ''The effect of environmental change on the structure, composition and subsequently the structural integrity of un-attached corallines'' * Sandy Hetherington (2018) University of Oxford; ''Evolution and morphology of lycophyte root systems'' * Shanna Ludwig (2015) University of Bristol; Ecological and evolutionary genetics, focusing on reproductive biology and speciation in diploid and polyploid Sorbus populations * Simon Renny-Byfield (2014) Queen Mary, University of London; ''Evolution of repetitive DNA in angiosperms: Examples from Nicotiana'' * Janine Pendleton (2013) University of Sheffield; Carboniferous plants and spores from the Bristol Coalfield * Alexander S T Papadopulos (2012) Imperial College London; * Tiina Sarkinen (2011) * Christopher Thorogood (2010) * Chris Yesson (2009) * James Clarkson and Silvia Pressel (2008) * Lionel Navarro (2007); University of East Anglia; Plant innate immunity and bacterial pathogenesis * Yuki Yasumura (2006) * Alex Wortley (2005) *

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(2003) * Julie King (2002) *

Alison Gwen Roberts Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by El ...

(2001) *

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(2000) *

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(1999) *

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(1998) *

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(1997) *

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(1996) *

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(1995) * William Justin Goodrich (1993) * Sharon Anita Robinson and Robert Winning Scotland (1992) * ''not awarded'' (1991) * Christine Masterson (1990)

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Recipients of the Irene Manton Prize

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