https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/prize/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:04:21 +0000 de hourly 1 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-fav_guo-blau-32x32.jpg https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/prize/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/hector-foundation-science-award-goes-to-stefanie-dimmeler-of-goethe-university/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:04:20 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87357 Biologist and biochemist Stefanie Dimmeler, Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt and spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), has been awarded the Science Prize of the Hector Foundation, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/pulling-the-plug-on-tumors-varun-venkataramani-receives-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-early-career-award-2026/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:05:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87231 Cancer cells tap into the nervous system’s power grid: Heidelberg neurologist co-founded the research field of “Cancer Neuroscience” Neurologist Dr. Varun Venkataramani (36) from Heidelberg University Hospital will be awarded […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-scientific-societys-2025-sponsorship-awards/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:01:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86398 This year’s award honors neuroradiologist Dr. Katharina Wenger-Alakmeh and four doctoral candidates. Neuroradiologist and assistant professor Dr. med. Katharina Wenger-Alakmeh was awarded the €5,000 sponsorship award of the Scientific Society […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/shaping-transformations-goethe-university-honors-researchers/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:47:17 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86447 This year’s “Scientist of the Year” award goes to medical professionals Maria Vehreschild and Thomas Oellerich, while the “New Horizon – President’s Prize“ is awarded to the startup Modulux 3D. […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/prof-rainer-forst-receives-the-goethe-plaque-of-the-city-of-frankfurt/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:38:42 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85661 Prof. Rainer Forst, political scientist and philosopher at Goethe University, was awarded the Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt on September 4, 2025. Since 1947, the plaque has been […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/davor-solter-and-azim-surani-awarded-the-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-prize-2026/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:53:26 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85639 Prize Winners’ Discovery of Genomic Imprinting Opened the Door to Epigenetics Developmental biologists Davor Solter and Azim Surani will receive the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 2026, the Scientific […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/artist-writer-dramaturg-and-academic/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:59:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=82353 DAAD prize for outstanding achievements of international students studying at German universities goes to Aria Baghestani Aria Baghestani, a student from Tehran (Iran) studying for a master’s degree in dramaturgy, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/a-gateway-to-memory-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-early-career-award-2025-goes-to-tobias-ackels/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:22:33 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=82339 We smell faster than expected: Biologist at the University of Bonn discovers the temporal dimension of olfaction Biologist Prof. Dr. Tobias Ackels (40) from the University of Bonn will be […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/gilles-laurent-receives-louis-jeantet-prize-for-medicine/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:26:07 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=82298 Gilles Laurent, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and Professor at the Department of Biosciences at Goethe University, is awarded the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine 2025 for […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/2024-goethe-innovation-award-honors-outstanding-research-projects-with-start-up-potential/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:11:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81975 Prizes go to research projects on osteoporosis diagnosis, mRNA-based reactivation of tumor suppressor genes in ovarian cancer, and innovative heating solution using infrared technology This year’s Goethe Innovation Award honored […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/goethe-university-awards-two-prizes-public-service-fellowship-award-goes-to-human-geographer-martin-lanzendorf-and-new-horizon-award-to-science-garden-team/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:33:11 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81616 Each year, Goethe University Frankfurt awards the “Public Service Fellowship Prize” to one of its scientists. Also awarded annually is the “New Horizon” prize, bestowed by Goethe University’s president. Both […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/this-years-1822-university-prize-goes-to-a-physicist-a-linguist-and-a-biochemist/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 08:24:06 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80133 Physicist Prof. Laura Sagunski, linguist Dr. Mariam Kamarauli and biochemist PD. Dr. Rupert Abele are this year’s recipients of the coveted 1822 University Prize for Excellence in Teaching, which Goethe […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/british-academy-award-for-innovative-zoroastrian-language-research/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:16:40 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=79677 The British Academy’s Global Professorships are designed to strengthen the UK’s research capacity by further enhancing collaborations with internationally renowned scholars. Linguist Prof. Dr. Saloumeh Gholami was recently awarded a […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/cytostatics-with-a-remote-trigger-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-early-career-award-2024-goes-to-johannes-karges/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:12:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78849 Dr. Johannes Karges (31), a chemist from Ruhr University Bochum, will be awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award 2024, the Scientific Council of the Paul Ehrlich […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/three-award-winning-goethe-university-personalities/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:33:01 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=77925 Every two years, the Alfons und Gertrud Kassel-Stiftung awards the “Scientist of the Year” Award as well as the “Public Service Fellowship Prize” to researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt. In […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/citation-ranking-seven-goethe-university-frankfurt-researchers-among-the-top-of-the-world/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:21:45 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=77640 Seven of the almost 7,000 most cited scientists in the world conduct their research at Goethe University Frankfurt, according to the latest citation ranking of Clarivate Analytics’ „Web of Science“. […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/interdisciplinary-research-on-dormancy/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 08:18:38 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=77401 Together, mathematician Jochen Blath and US-American biologist Jay T. Lennon are investigating something known as “dormancy” in living organisms. Thanks to a Humboldt Research Award, Lennon is now spending six […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/dennis-l-kasper-to-be-awarded-the-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-prize-2024/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=74375 Laureate discovered the language in which gut bacteria educate our immune system Physician and immunologist Dennis L. Kasper (80) of Harvard Medical School will receive the 2024 Paul Ehrlich and […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/european-prize-for-supercomputing-sarah-neuwirth-from-goethe-university-receives-prace-ada-lovelace-award/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:16:33 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=72546 For her outstanding achievements in the development of High Performance Computing (HPC), the organisation „Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe“ (PRACE) honours Dr Sarah Neuwirth from Goethe University Frankfurt with […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/art-historian-miguel-a-gaete-receives-klaus-heyne-award-for-research-in-german-romanticism/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:18:50 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=72219 The Award for Research in German Romanticism – endowed by the pediatrician and Romanticism enthusiast Prof. Dr. Klaus Heyne from the German city of Kiel – will be awarded for […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/awards-for-legal-works-on-banking-supervision-and-development-banks/ Wed, 10 May 2023 13:50:10 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=71137 Biljana Biljanovska and Freya Carolin Nelson, both of whom obtained their doctorates from Goethe University with theses on business law, have received the Baker McKenzie Prize. Their works deal with […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/can-failure-turn-into-opportunity/ Wed, 03 May 2023 14:10:59 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=70856 Interview with journalist Jeanette Schindler, winner of the 2022 Goethe Media Prize for her radio feature on the subject of “failing” in science. UniReport: Ms. Schindler, how did you come […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/frederick-w-alt-and-david-g-schatz-to-be-awarded-the-2023-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-prize/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:10:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=62919 Immunologists Frederick W. Alt (73) of Harvard Medical School and David G. Schatz (64) of Yale School of Medicine are to receive the 2023 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-otto-warburg-medal-2022-goes-to-stefanie-dimmeler/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:26:34 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=57641 The Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) and Elsevier/BBA honors Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dimmeler for her pioneering work in the field of cardiovascular disease. Today, the Society for Biochemistry […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/outstanding-research-on-cancer-resistance-laura-hinze-receives-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-prize-for-young-researchers/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:32:11 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=54391 The 24-year-old physician Dr. Laura Hinze from Hannover Medical School receives the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers 2022, as announced today by the Scientific Council of […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-prize-2022-will-be-awarded-to-katalin-kariko-oezlem-tuereci-and-ugur-sahin/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:20:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=52534 The biochemist Katalin Karikó (66), the physician Özlem Türeci (54) and the physician Uğur Şahin (56) are the recipients of the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 2022. Today, this […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/new-science-award-for-romanticism-research/ Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:54:46 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=48987 For the first time in 2021, innovative contributions to the study of Romanticism can be awarded the Goethe University’s Klaus Heyne-Award. The new award, endowed with 15,000 euros, is aimed […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/michael-r-silverman-and-bonnie-l-bassler-win-2021-paul-ehrlich-and-ludwig-darmstaedter-prize/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:22:45 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=48878 Bacteria act in groups to accomplish feats that are impossible to achieve if a single bacterium acts alone. For example, pathogenic bacteria act collectively to synthesize toxins to attack the […]]]>