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DGZ AWARDS 2016
BINDER INNOVATION PRIZE 2016
The BINDER Innovation Prize is founded by BINDER GmbH in Tuttlingen and awarded by the German Society
for Cell Biology (DGZ). It is endowed with EUR 4000 and was awarded the first time in 1998. The award is
given for outstanding cell biological research with a focus on cell culture or the use of cell cultures.
Candidates may apply for the prize themselves. DGZ membership is desired but not required.
Applications have to consist of a cover letter, CV and a research profile.
Applications will be reviewed by an independent commission of the DGZ. The award cere-
mony takes place at the next DGZ meeting, which will be held in March 2016 in Munich.
Please send your application
by e-mail
(and in parallel one hard copy by mail) to the DGZ office:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zellbiologie e.V. (DGZ)
Sekretariat, z.H. Frau Reichel-Klingmann
c/o Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum | Im Neuenheimer Feld 280 | D-69120 Heidelberg
Deadline for applications:
January 15, 2016
WERNER RISAU PRIZE 2016 FOR OUTSTANDING
STUDIES IN ENDOTHELIAL CELL BIOLOGY
The German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ) and the Werner-Risau-Prize committee will award a prize for
"outstanding studies in endothelial cell biology" to candidates within the first five years after obtaining their
PhD or MD (except in case of maternal leave). The prize will be awarded for an article already published or
in press, and consists of a personal diploma and a financial contribution of EUR 4000.
For further details please visit:
Applicants are requested to send a letter of motivation together with their CV and one copy of the
article by email (preferably in pdf format) to the
Werner Risau Prize Committee | c/o Prof. Dr. Rupert Hallmann
Institute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster | Waldeyerstr. 15 | D-48149 Muenster, Germany
E-mail:
Deadline for applications:
January 15, 2016
The prize will be awarded during the International Meeting of the German Society for Cell Biology
(March 14-16, 2016) in Munich, Germany.
