Literary scholar Kate Rigby is a central figure in environmental humanities research. By appointing her as director of the new centre for Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities, the University of Cologne is looking to establish itself as a location for interdisciplinary global environmental research.
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The research conducted by the chemist and materials scientist Christopher Barner-Kowollik facilitates the development of high-precision materials and surfaces for specific applications in medicine, nanotechnology and materials development. He is invited to continue his work on new materials and polymer-based systems at KIT.
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Sebastian Deindl is a biophysicist whose research results are of exceptional importance both to basic research and to medicine. By appointing him to a Humboldt Professorship, the University of Tübingen wants to continue driving its leading international position in structural biology.
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Michael Moehler is a globally recognized analytic philosopher. He is a leading authority in social contract theory and the interdisciplinary field of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). At Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, he is to play a key role in boosting the university's expertise in PPE and head a new university-wide research institute in this rapidly growing field of research.
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Sahika Inal is a world leader in organic bioelectronics. With her support, Dresden University of Technology and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden are seeking global visibility in the field of the next generation of bioelectronic systems and intelligent health technologies.
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2017 Peter Baumann In Mainz, Peter Baumann will help to develop the university and the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) into an international location for fund
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The immunologist, Jan Rehwinkel, studies the immune system’s response to viral infections. His outstanding expertise in innate immunity is set to reinforce this research focus at Heidelberg University.
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2012 Jochen Guck Jochen Guck has the reputation of being one of the world’s best and most innovative researchers in the field of biophysics. Nominating University:
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The mathematician, statistician and computer scientist Sayan Mukherjee has produced crucial work in the still young field of topological data analysis through which imaging methods can be improved and predictions made about diseases. In Leipzig, Mukherjee’s expertise in the evaluation of biological data is set to open up new avenues in precision medicine.
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Watching life evolving – Jan Huisken’s work makes it possible. A pioneer of modern microscopy, he is now set to reinforce the existing research focus in microscopy at the University of Göttingen and help to better understand the development of cells and organs.
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