Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Head of the Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research under “TIIAME” National Research University was awarded with the prestigious Prize                       2023 UNESCO-Carlos Finley Prize in Microbiology for her research in the field of plant-microbiome interactions and soil microbiome.  Dilfuza Egamberdieva graduated from “Biology” Faculty of National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek.In 2000 she received a doctorate degree from Humboldt University of Berlin, “Agriculture and Horticulture”Faculty. Her scientific achievements have been recognized worldwide and she was elected as a member of the Global Youth Academy (GYA) in 2014, the World Academy of Sciences (WAS) and the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS) in 2021. Dilfuza Egamberdieva is one of the most cited scientists in Uzbekistan with the H-index of 47 (Scopus) and 44 (Web of Science). Currently, with the help of a World Bank-funded project, she is working to establish a school in the field of microbiology.

UNESCO-Carlos Finlay Prize is a biennial scientific prize funded by UNESCO and the Government of Cuba. The award is named after Carlos Juan Finley, a Cuban physician and microbiologist known for his research on yellow rust. This award is open for scientists or research institutions for significant achievements in the field of microbiology.

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