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Research prizes

Nobel Prize

Ein Portrait von Harald zur Hausen.

2008

Harald zur Hausen (*1936 – †2023) received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the role of papillomaviruses in the development of cervical cancer.

All Prize Winners of the University of Freiburg

University of Freiburg Research Assistants/Postgraduates

Students of the University of Freiburg

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize

Das Foto zeigt Jörn Leonhard der Gottfried-Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis-träger der Universität Freiburg

2024

Leonhard is being honoured for his his work in the field of European and transatlantic cultural and political history of the 19th and early 20th century.

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

Porträtfoto von Sabine Richert, Universität Freiburg.

2023

Sabine Richert received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for her work in the area of molecular spintronics

State Research Prize

Portrait of Christiane Werner

2024

Christiane Werner received the State Research Prize for her basic research into the stress physiology of plants

Max Planck Research Prize

Das Foto zeigt Juergen Hennig der Max-Planck-Forschungspreistraeger der Universität Freiburg

2003

Jürgen Hennig received the Max Planck Research Prize for his work in the area of X-Ray Diagnostics.

Hector Research Prize

Portrait of Nikolaus Pfanner.

2011

Nikolaus Pfanner received the Hector Research Prize for his work in the area of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Ehrlich- und Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

Portrait of Michael Reth.

2014

Michael Reth received the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize of the Paul Ehrlich Foundation for his findings on the functioning of the immune system.