The Lautenschläger Research Prize
Prize Winner 2011: Prof. Dr. Joachim Wittbrodt
The 2011 Lautenschläger Research Prize endowed with 250,000 euros has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Joachim Wittbrodt, developmental biologist at Heidelberg University. Dr. h.c. Manfred Lautenschläger, donor of the prize and honorary senator of the University, refers to Joachim Wittbrodt as “one of the world’s outstanding researchers, equally notable for scientific excellence and originality”. His research work focuses on the development of the eyes in vertebrates and the function of stem cells. [More...]
Three essentials for a research prize: a renowned university, a generously endowed award and a donor
The Lautenschläger Research Prize of the University of Heidelberg dates from 2001 and is awarded every two years to outstanding scientists or scholars actively engaged in research. It is endowed with 250,000 euros. The award is designed to support recipients in the realisation of incipient or ongoing research projects and more especially to encourage international cooperation in the relevant field and the involvement of upcoming generations of scholars and scientists in those projects.
Recipients of the Prize will be either internationally respected members of the University of Heidelberg itself or researchers from elsewhere with a distinctive and intensive record of academic collaboration with the University.
Scientists and scholars from all disciplines are eligible for the Prize, whether they are active in the sciences and medicine, the arts and humanities or the social sciences. In terms of eligibility, no distinction is made between application-oriented and basic research.
