John C Marsden Medal

The John C Marsden Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 2012 and is a awarded annually to the author of "the best doctoral thesis in biology."[1] It is open to any candidate whose research has been carried out whilst registered at any UK institution. Theses on the full range of biology are eligible.

John C Marsden was the executive secretary of the Linnean Society of London from 1989 to 2004.

The medal was awarded for the first time in 2012.

## Recipients of the John C Marsden Medal

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* Heather E. White (2024)
* Tomos Potter (2023)
* Timothy AC Lamont (2022)
* Benjamin Van Doren (2021)
* Patrick Kennedy (2020)
* Sarah Hill (2019)
* Thais Nogales da Costa Vasconcelos (2018)
* Kwaku Aduse-Poku (2017)
* Thomas Halliday (2016)
* not awarded (2015)
* Orly Razgour (2014)
* Haris Saslis Lagoudakis (2013)
* Joshua Coulcher (2012)

## References

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1. ^ "The Linnean Society of London: The John C Marsden Medal". linnean.org. The Linnean Society of London. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

## External links

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Scholia has a award profile for John C Marsden Medal.

* The John C Marsden Medal