Young Female Scientist Award
Since 2001 the Forschungsverbund Berlin has awarded the Young Female Scientist Award. The award carries the value of €3,000. It is awarded to young female scientist that have at the time of their doctoral graduation not reached their 32nd birthday and are working in a field that is covered by the institutes of the Forschungsverbund Berlin; the work does not have to have derived from one of the institutes of the Forschungsverbund. The fields of research of the institutes can be found in the areas of ICT, structural research, optoelectronics and laser research, microystems technology, new materials, applied mathematics, molecular medicine and biology, veterinary medicine, biotechnology and environmental research amongst others.
These are the winners of the last three years:
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2012: Nana-Maria Grüning Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics |
2011: Edda Schulz Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ) Wie das Immunsystem sein Gedächtnis entwickelt |
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2010: Dr. Elisa Kieback Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Krebstherapie mit Sicherheitsschalter |
Other winners:
| 2009 | Dr. Irene Coin (today: Arizona State University, Biodesign Institute) |
"Antifaltenkur" für Peptide | |
| 2008 |
Dr. Anja Gundlfinger (today: Universität Zürich, Institut für Hirnrforschung) |
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| 2007 |
Dr. Tatjana Engel (today: Yale University, Department of Neurobiology) |
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| 2006 | Dr. Annett Halle (today: caesar - center of advanced european studies and research) |
Wie Bakterien das Gehirn angreifen | |
| 2005 | Dr. Astrid Vogel (today: Hormonzentrum München) |
Hörsystem der Wanderheuschrecke | |
| 2004 | Dr. Eleonora Minina |
Wie Knochen wachsen | |
| 2003 | Dr. Tatjana Stykel (today: Universität Augsbrug, Institut für Mathematik) |
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| 2002 | Dr. Ines Schlegel | Algen in aquatischen Ökosystemen | |
| 2001 | Dr. Kathrin Plath (today: University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine) |