The Rainer-Rudolph-Foundation has awarded three prizes to young researchers with outstanding theses and dissertations in the fields of protein biochemistry and biotechnology.
Dr Ulrike Fiedler, chairwoman of the foundation and CEO of Scil Proteins, presented the winners with their €1,000 prizes during the annual protein conference, Faltertage, held in Regensburg, Germany.
Dr Matthias Feige and Dr Christoph Giese were awarded a prize for their doctoral research work on the folding and assembly of antibodies and on a new system for protein purification respectively, while Beate Hoffmann received an award for her thesis on the human GLP1 receptor.
‘I wish to congratulate all the award winners, who are thoroughly deserving of the accolade,’ said Dr Fiedler.
‘The quality of their scientific work and the related publications is outstanding and identified them as worthy recipients in our eyes. All three works are in the spirit of Professor Rudolph’s research, which always maintained a close link between scientific research and industrial application.’
Friends, companions, former colleagues and staff of the late Professor Rainer Rudolph established the Rainer-Rudolph-Foundation in 2011 to honour his outstanding scientific work and to promote young talents in protein sciences. Prior to his death in 2009, Professor Rudolph was among the world's leading protein biochemists, as well as the co-founder of Scil Proteins.
The requirements for 2013 Rainer-Rudolph-Prize entries can be found on the Foundation’s website at www.rainer-rudolph-stiftung.de
