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Awards & Grants, Diabetes, IDF,

Anette-Gabriele Ziegler Receives Claude Bernard Prize for Diabetes Research

Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler from Helmholtz Munich has been named the recipient of the 58th Claude Bernard Prize, the highest honor awarded by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The prize recognizes her outstanding leadership…

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Molecular Targets and Therapeutics, MCD,

Mapping How Cancer Cells Die – and Survive: A 25-Year Update on a Defining Hallmark of Cancer

A new review in Cell by Helmholtz Munich researchers and international collaborators reframes regulated cell death as a roadmap for the next generation of precision oncology. Publication coincides with the 25th anniversary of the seminal Hallmarks of…

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Awards & Grants, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Antje Körner Elected to the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig

Physician and researcher Prof. Antje Körner has been elected as a new member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig. On April 10, 2026, she was officially admitted to the Academy’s Mathematical and Natural Sciences Class during…

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AI, Public Engagement,

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Our Healthcare System

The project “2036 – Healthy with AI?” explores how artificial intelligence will shape healthcare in the future – from prevention and diagnosis to therapy. The goal is to make the potential, limitations, and societal impacts of AI applications in…

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Awards & Grants, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics, MCD,

Marcus Conrad Receives German Cancer Award 2026

Prof. Marcus Conrad, Director of the Institute of Metabolism and Cell Death at Helmholtz Munich was awarded the German Cancer Award 2026 in the category “Experimental Research”, together with Prof. José Pedro Friedmann Angeli of the University of…

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Diabetes, IDF, Environmental Health, EPI,

Rethinking Early Detection: Type 1 Diabetes in Young Adults

A population-based cohort study provides new data on the prevalence of early-stage type 1 diabetes in young adults, addressing a gap in epidemiological research. Using samples from the LISA and GINIplus cohorts and methodologies established in the…

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Marie Curie Statue

Awards & Grants, Diabetes, IDOT, Stem Cells,

Two MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Awarded to Researchers at Helmholtz Munich

Dr. Robert Frömel and Dr. Hossam Montaser have been awarded Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships. Over a period of two years, the EU funded fellowships will support their independent research projects on gene regulation in brain…

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Core Facilities, Awards & Grants,

Michael Witting Receives Metabolomics Society Medal 2026

Dr. Michael Witting has been awarded the Metabolomics Society Medal 2026. The international scientific society recognizes his contributions to the advancement and application of metabolomics methodologies. The medal was presented during the opening…

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Awards & Grants, Computational Health, ICB,

Steffen Schneider Admitted to the Young Academy

Dr. Steffen Schneider of Helmholtz Munich and KI macht Schule gGmbH has been admitted as a new member of the Young Academy. Working at the interface of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and statistical modelling, Schneider joins the Academy's…

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