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Prizes and Awards

Each year, our scientists are honored with a number of prestigious prizes, awards, and medals for their achievements in a variety of scientific disciplines. See a selection here.

Prizes and Awards

  • Frank Winkler receives the Brain Prize 2025

    This year, the most highly endowed award in the neurosciences and neuromedical research honors pioneering work on the interactions between the nervous system and brain tumors: Neurologist Frank Winkler, who conducts research at the University of Heidelberg and at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and treats patients with brain tumors at Heidelberg University Hospital,…

  • Fabian Theis Honored with ISCB Innovator Award

    The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) has awarded Prof. Fabian Theis the ISCB Innovator Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to computational biology.

  • Mental Health Research: Na Cai Wins Bayer Science Award

    Dr. Na Cai, from the Helmholtz Pioneer Campus at Helmholtz Munich, has been honored with the 2024 Early Excellence in Science Award in Biology from the Bayer Foundation. She was recognized for her research in mental health genetics, particularly her work on the genetic factors underlying Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

  • Poster-Award for Dr Theresa Hennig

    Dr Theresa Hennig, head of the “Geochemistry of Disposal” working group at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, was awarded the ECS Award for early career researchers for her poster presentation on the 9th “International Conference on Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement”.

  • Dr. Steffen Schneider Named Early Career Scientist of the Year 2024

    Steffen Schneider from the Institute of Computational Biology at Helmholtz Munich has been named the "Early Career Scientist of the Year 2024" by academics. He received this honor for his outstanding research in artificial intelligence and neuroscience, as well as his social commitment to promoting educational equity.

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