Excellent Research Awards
ERC Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) funds excellent, high-risk basic research with up to €1,5 million (Starting Grant) or up to €10 million (Synergy Grant). Researchers of all nationalities can apply to conduct their research projects in Europe.
Starting Grant of the ERC
Dr. Jane Reznick
CECAD (2021)
METAMOLE - Learning from naked mole-rats how to prevent ischaemic heart disease
Consolidator Grant of the ERC
Prof. Dr. Christian Frezza
CECAD (2019)
ONCOFUM - Integrating the tissue-specificity and chronology of hereditary renal cancer predisposition
ERC Synergy Grant
Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher
CECAD (2023)
BATPROTECT
Alexander von Humboldt Professorships
With five million euros, the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship is the most highly endowed research award in Germany and attracts top international researchers to German universities.
Prof. Dr. Christian Frezza
University of Cambridge, UK, Metabolomics (2021)
Prof. Dr. Henning Walczak
University College London, Cancer Biology (2019)
Leibniz Award Winners
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is one of the most important research awards in Germany. The award is endowed with up to 2,5 million euros.
Polyclinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Preventive Medicine
Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene