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mycologist in the region. Dr. Lei Cai awarded the Young Mycologist Award in Asia Dr. Lei Cai is one of the leading young mycologists in China. He is a Professor at the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and has been working on the systematic and biodiversity of plant pathogenic, aquatic, coprophilous and thermophilic fungi for many years. For his outstanding achievements in his carrier life he received the Asian Mycological Association (AMA) Young Mycologist Award during the Asian mycological congress held in South Korea August 2011. This is the first time that AMA awarded a young Dr. Lei Cai was graduated from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 1998 and joined to the Yunnan University, China as a research assistant. As the turning step in to the field of mycology he has completed his MSC in Mycology during 2000-2002 in Yunnan University, China. He started his PhD in 2002 under the supervision of Prof. Kevin D. Hyde in the University of Hong Kong. After the successful completion of his PhD, Dr. Cai joined R&D centre, Novozymes, Beijing as a research scientist (2006-2009), and senior research scientist (2009-2010). For his invaluable achievement in the mycological research, Dr. Cai was awarded the prestigious “Hundred-Talent Program” of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2010. Dr Lei Cai has been a dedicated young mycologist in Asia and worldwide during the past decade. He has attained a notable number of publications including one monograph, 2 book chapters, 54 publications on international journals and these publications attained 378 citations (H’ Index =12). He accomplished 13 research projects, based on which he described 5 new genera, 48 new species and 7 new combinations. This exceptional contribution to the field of mycology is very appreciable considering the time in his career life as an active young scientist in the field. Dr. Lei Cai is not only a talented researcher but also an active teacher. He conducts the courses on systematic mycology and phytopathology for the postgraduate students in CAS, and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS). He also gave lectures in various international
workshops, seminars and conferences. Dr. Cai is currently supervising 5 MSC students, 3 PhD students and 2 post doctoral associates. He is popular among students as a talented and kind hearted teacher. As the executive associate editor, Dr. Cai played a significant role in establishing and managing the new international journal “Mycology”. He is also an associate editor of Fungal Diversity and reviews papers for journals such as Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal of Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology, Plant Disease, Microbial Ecology, Mycologia, Mycoscience and Nova Hedwigia.
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