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{{Infobox person | name = Michael J. Wingfield | image = | alt = Michael J. Wingfield | caption = | institute = University of Pretoria , South Africa | alma_mater = University of Minnesota | doctoral_advisor = Professor Robert D Blanchette | nationality = South African | occupation = Director: Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) , President: IUFRO | known_for = Tree health , Entomology , Plant pathology }} Mike WingfieldAboutProfessor Michael John “Mike” Wingfield is the Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria and the President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) for the term 2014–2019. He holds the Mondi Chair of Forest Pathology and is also the Director of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and Department of Science and Technology-National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB).Mike Wingfield's primary interest is in tree health, particularly in the impact and global movement of insect pests and pathogens. He has worked and published widely in this field for more than 30 years. He has also provided ongoing advice to many forestry companies globally. As a University-based academic, he is passionate about tertiary education and has been the adviser to more than 80 Doctoral and Post-Doctoral students. He is married to Professor Brenda Winfield, a geneticist with who he collaborates actively. EducationMike Wingfield commenced his studies at the University of Natal where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and completed his Honours degree the following year. He completed his Masters degree at the University of Stellenbosch in 1979, graduating cum laude. He read for a Ph.D. in plant pathology and entomology at the University of Minnesota where he graduated in 1983. Wingfield is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme, which he completed in 2008. Research InterestsProf. Wingfield’s primary research focus is on the study of forest tree pests and diseases. A particular emphasis of this research has been on trees grown as plantation crops, especially, but not exclusively, in the tropics and southern Hemisphere. Here, a specific strength has been developed in the identification of pathogens of plantation-grown trees such as species of Pinus, Eucalyptus, Acacia and Gmelina, as well as in devising strategies to reduce the impact of the disease that they cause. A strong belief is held that a comprehensive understanding of the biology and genetics of tree pests and pathogens is needed in order to reduce their impact. This has been the basis for an intensive basic research programme using the most modern biotechnology tools. Results have continuously been transferred to the plantation level with considerable success and this has led to support from private forestry companies and conservation groups, worldwide. Major Awards and Recognition1989–1999President’s Award, Foundation for Research Development (1989–1992) (South Africa) Senior Captain Scott Memorial Medal, South African Academy for Arts and Science (1995) Elected Fellow of the Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (1995) ‘A’ rated (one of 43 in South Africa at the time) by the Foundation for Research Development (FRD) (1996) and included a list of the 14 most highly rated FRD-linked scientists in South Africa in 1998 Promoted to ‘Super Professor’ rank, University of the Free State (1997) Recipient of the Havenga Prize of the South African Academy for Arts and Science (1998) Elected to the South African Academy of Science (1998) Awarded fellowship of the Royal Society of South Africa (1998) Recipient of the National Science and Technology Forum’s Award for the most outstanding contribution by an individual in the field of science, engineering and technology (1998) Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Medal, highest award of the Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (1999). 2000–2009International Union for Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), Scientific Achievement Award, Kuala Lumpur, August 2000 Southern African Association for the Advancement of Science, Gold Medal, 2005 Laureatus Award of the Alumni Association of the University of Pretoria, 2005 Recipient of Honorary Membership of the Mycological Association of America, 2006 Fellowship of the American Phytopathological Society 2008 Biotech Fundi Award, Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2009 (South Africa). 2010 – PresentJohanna van Westerdijk Award from the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (Netherlands Academy of Sciences) (2012) Conferred an honorary Doctor of Science Degree from the University of British Colombia (Canada) in November 2012 Conferred an honorary Doctorate from North Carolina State University (USA) in May 2013 [https://www.royalsocietysa.org.za/?p=2098 John Herschel Gold Medal] from the Royal Society, South Africa 2017 Selected PublicationsTwo selected publications per year from 2011–2016: Iturritxa E., R. J. Ganley, J. Wright, E. Heppe, E. T. Steenkamp, T. R. Gordon and M. J. Wingfield. 2011. A genetically homogenous population of Fusarium circinatum causes pitch canker of Pinus radiata in the Basque Country, Spain, Fungal Biology 115: 288-295. 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.12.014. Six, D. L. and M. J. Wingfield. 2011. The Role of Phytopathogenicity in Bark Beetle–Fungus Symbioses: A Challenge to the Classic Paradigm. Annual Review of Entomology 2011. 56:255– 272. 10.1146/annurev-ento-120709-144839. Wingfield, M.J., Z.W. de Beer, B. Slippers, B.D. Wingfield, J.Z. Groenewald, L. Lombard and P.W.Crous. 2012. One fungus, one name promotes progressive plant pathology. Molecular Plant Pathology 13: 604-613. 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00768.x. Duong, T.A., Z.W. de Beer, B.D. Wingfield and M.J. Wingfield. 2012. Characterization of the mating-type genes in Leptographium procerum and Leptographium profanum. Fungal Biology 117: 411-421. 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.04.005. Sun, J., M. Lu. N.E Gillette and Michael J. Wingfield. 2013. Red turpentine beetle: innocuous native becomes invasive tree killer in china. Annual Review of Entomology 58: 293-311. 10.1146/annurev-ento-120811-153624. van der Merwe, N.A., E.T. Steenkamp, C. Rodas, B.D. Wingfield and M.J. Wingfield. 2013. Host switching between native and non-native trees in a population of the canker pathogen Chrysoporthe cubensis from Colombia. Plant Pathology 62: 642-648. 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02657.x. De Beer, Z.W., , T.A. Duong, I. Barnes, B.D. Wingfield, M.J. Wingfield. 2014. Redefining Ceratocystis and allied genera. Studies in Mycology 79: 187-219. 10.1016/j.simyco.2014.10.001. Slippers B., B.P. Hurley, M.J. Wingfield. 2014. Sirex Woodwasp: A model for evolving management paradigms of invasive forest pests. Annual Review of Entomology 60: 601-619. 10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-021118. McTaggart A.R., R.G. Shivas, M. vand der Nest, J. Roux, B.D. Wingfield, M.J. Wingfield. 2015. Host jumps shaped the diversity of extant rust fungi (Pucciniales). New Phytologist 209(3): 1149–1158. 10.1111/nph.13686. Wingfield M.J., E.G. Brokerhoff, B.D. Wingfield, B. Slippers. Planted forest health: The need for a global strategy. Science 349: 832-836. 10.1126/science.aac6674. External linkshttp://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/index.php/people-profile?profile=1022 http://www.iufro.org/who-is-who/ |
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