Profs. Greta Guarda (IRB) and Nicola Aceto (UNIBAS) win the Friedrich-Miescher-Award 2020!
For this edition, the Friedrich-Miescher-Award (FMA) selection committee examined again outstanding proposals and decided to split the 2020 prize between two awardees, Profs. Greta Guarda from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Bellinzona (IRB, affiliated to Università della Svizzera italiana, USI) and Nicola Aceto from the University of Basel.
Prof. Greta Guarda is a very talented immunologist combining biochemical approaches and complex genetic in vivo models. Her work provides new paradigms into the concerted regulation of inflammation and immunity, bringing applications to target blockage strategies in the context of certain cancers. Using genetics, cell biology and biochemistry tools, Prof. Nicola Aceto was the first to identify and characterize circulating tumor cell clusters that are at the root of metastatic dissemination and metastasis. He is currently demonstrating first proof-of-concept for therapeutic intervention with these clusters.
While beginning to examine the files of the candidates, the selection committee learned with sadness that Prof. Max Burger, the founder of the FMA, had just passed away on November 2, 2019. Ever since its creation in 1970, the FMA has always rewarded outstanding highly original and creative young scientists that reflect the high standards and attractiveness of the Swiss platform in life sciences.
The award ceremony will take place during our FEBS3+ LS2 Annual Meeting 2020, more specifically on the 13th of February at 16h15.
Karolina Strakova is awarded the Best Oral Presentation Prize at the Geneva Chemistry and Biochemistry Days 2020!
Karolina Strakova, PhD student in the laboratory of Prof. Stefan Matile (UNIGE), received the LS2-SCNAT Prize of the best oral presentation in Life Sciences, and the SCS Prize of the best oral presentation, for a talented combination of organic synthesis directed toward biochemical applications.
LS2 and SCNAT invite her to join the FEBS3+ LS2Annual Meeting 2020 in Zurich. Her prize includes registration to the conference, travel and 1-night accommodation. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Prof. Silvia Arber for winning the Lelio Orci Award 2019!
The Lelio Orci Prize has been attributed to Prof. Silvia Arber (Biozentrum of the University of Basel and Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel) for her work on neuronal circuits controlling motor behaviour. Her research group has used a vast array of technologies to determine the role of defined circuits in controlling behavior, and how they assemble and respond to learning and to disease or injury. These fundamental discoveries have shed light on how our brain can control our movements, a still largely mysterious process.
The official award ceremony will take place on 14 February 2020 at our FEBS3+ LS2 Annual Meeting 2020.
You can read the press release about Prof. Arber's award here.
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