{"id":13460,"date":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-scientist-to-receive-special-award-for-work-on-nematology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","slug":"iita-scientist-to-receive-special-award-for-work-on-nematology","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-scientist-to-receive-special-award-for-work-on-nematology\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA scientist to receive special award for work on nematology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leading nematologist  and IITA Soil Health Scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/coyne-daniel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danny Coyne<\/a> has been selected to receive the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontaweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America<\/a> (ONTA) Special Award. His selection was approved by the current ONTA Executive Committee along with the 6-member Honors  and Awards Committee comprising previous ONTA presidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_17149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17149\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Danny-Coyne-rightmost-with-IITA-colleagues-L-R-Stefan-Hauser-IITA-DG-Sanginga- and-Haruki-Ishikawa-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Danny Coyne (rightmost) with IITA colleagues (L-R) Stefan Hauser, IITA DG Sanginga,  and Haruki Ishikawa\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danny Coyne (rightmost) with IITA colleagues (L-R) Stefan Hauser, IITA DG Sanginga,  and Haruki Ishikawa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A formal notification letter signed by the ONTA Honors  and Awards Committee Chair, Dr Forest Robinson, stated: \u201cBoth committees are quite impressed with your achievements!\u201d Dr Robinson went on to appreciate Coyne\u2019s work over the years stating: \u201cCongratulations,  and many thanks for your contributions to the science of nematology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coyne has worked in tropical agriculture since 1989, specializing in nematology  and doing a lot of extension  and training work, whether at the farmer, technician, or academic level. He will be honored as part of proceedings at the <a href=\"https:\/\/aspefit.org\/onta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50th Annual Meeting of ONTA<\/a> at Arequipa, Peru, on 19 to 23 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ONTA is a non-profit organization founded in 1967  and comprises over 300 members worldwide who have an interest in the study of plant-parasitic, free-living,  and insect-parasitic nematodes. This award is presented only intermittently to individuals who have worked in nematology under conditions of extreme hardship  and have provided extraordinary services to ONTA. 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