Dr. Katsuhiro Yoneoka, a postdoctoral researcher in the Plant Evolution Laboratory (Fukushima Lab), received the JPR Best Paper Award at the 89th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, held at the Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan, on September 17– 20, 2025.

▶ Awarded presentation title: Morphological and functional evolution of gametophytes in epilithic Hymenasplenium murakami-hatanakae (Aspleniaceae): The fifth family capable of producing the independent gametophytes

▶ The Botanical Society of Japan

▶ Link to the awarded paper

▶ Fukushima Group • Plant Evolution Laboratory