has been awarded the Johann-Lucas-Schönlein-Plakette by the Deutschsprachige Mykologische Gesellschaft e.V (German-speaking Mycological Society). He received it on September 13, 2022, during the 56th MYK Scientific Meeting in Vienna.
Prof. Dr. Oliver Cornely is Director of Translational Research at CECAD and Scientific Director of the Center for Clinical Studies (ZKS) Cologne at the University Hospital of Cologne and the Faculty of Medicine. Prof. Cornely heads the European Center of Excellence for Invasive Fungal Diseases (ECMM) at the University Hospital of Cologne and is Past-President of this confederation, which serves as an umbrella organization of 28 national mycological societies.
Prof. Dr. Oliver Cornely is Principal Investigator at the CMMC:
assoc. RG 28 - Antigen reactive CD69+/CD154+/CD4+ T Cells for Cell mediated Immunity in Infectious Diseases - TCI – ID
was awarded the Heinz Ansmann Prize for AIDS Research 2020 for his pioneering work. The Board of Trustees of the Düsseldorf Heinz Ansmann Foundation thus honored his outstanding research work on the topic of antibodies in therapy and vaccination against HIV and other viral diseases. Due to the pandemic, a double award was presented to the 2020 awardee, Prof. Klein, together with the 2022 awardee, Prof. Dr. Marylyn Addo, who was honored for her research on immune control of HIV infection and transfer of the findings to other viral diseases with pandemic potential.
Prof. Dr. Florian Klein is director of the Institute of Virology, Executive Boad Member and Principal Investigator at the CMMC:
assoc. RG 10 - Antibody-mediated therapy and prevention of infectious pathogens
was able to raise 1.8 milliome euros for infection research from the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung. The BMBF supports the career path of qualified young scientists in infection research, as the increase in infections with multi-resistant bacteria poses a major challenge to patient care.
The junior research group of Dr. Simonis focuses on the development of new antibody-based immunotherapies to more effectively treat severe bacterial infections. The basis for the grant is results obtained in collaboration with Dr. Dr. Jan Rybniker, Clinic I for Internal Medicine, and Prof. Dr. Florian Klein, Institute of Virology, at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC). The preliminary work was further made possible by the support of Dr. Simonis by the Cologne Clinician Scientist Program (CCSP), which intensively promotes the career of young clinician scientists at the Cologne site.
from the University of Cambridge (UK) received his certificate for the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship at the award ceremony in Berlin, where the winners from the years 2020 to 2022 received their award.
Professor Dr. Christian Frezza is Principal Investigator at the CECAD Research Center. As part of his professorship for "Metabolomics and Aging", he is investigating how aging affects nutrient processing e.g. in cancer cells, with the aim to develop novel therapeutic strategies to reverse, or prevent these changes.
are being honored for their outstanding research on the human immune response to viral infectious agents. The Award of the Industrie-Club Düsseldorf in cooperation with the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences is endowed with 20,000 euros.
Dr. Henning Grüll is Assistent physician at the Institute of Virology headed by Prof. Dr. Florian Klein. Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers is Assistant physician at the Clinic I for Internal Medicine headed by Prof. Dr. Michael Hallek.
Prof. Dr. Florian Klein is Executive Boad Member and Principal Investigator at the CMMC:
assoc. RG 10 - Antibody-mediated therapy and prevention of infectious pathogens
the director of the European Research Council (ERC) is among the outstanding scientists who have become fellows and foreign members of the Royal Society - the world's oldest academic association. The Royal Society thus recognizes the Cologne professor's leadership role in European science.
Maria Leptin is a German biologist and immunologist. She leads research groups at the Institute of Genetics at the University of Cologne and at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg.
was invited as an outstanding personality of the international surgical society to give a lecture and exchange ideas with surgical colleagues in New York as part of the "Corinne and Maurice (Hank) Greenberg International Visiting Professor" program of the New York-Presbyterian Hospitals of Weill Cornell Medicine University. Previously, she received honorary membership in the American Surgical Association (ASA) in Chicago at the ASA annual meeting based on her outstanding clinical and scientific activities as an academic surgeon in the field of oncologic esophageal and pancreatic surgery.
Prof. Dr. Christiane Bruns is director of the Clinic for General, Visceral, Tumor and Transplant Surgery and was Principal Investigator of the CMMC-Project:
Relevance of the IL-17 immune response in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer and its modulation with mesenchymal stem cells
has been awarded the Brewitt Publication Prize by the Dry Eye and Surface Diseases Department of the Berufsverband der Augenärzte Deutschland e.V. at the Congress of the Ophthalmological Academy of Germany 2022. He receives the prize endowed with 2,500 euros. Dr. Rokohl together with Professor Dr. Heindl were the first to describe, define and establish diagnostic criteria for the pathology of the Dry Anophthalmic Socket Syndrome (DASS). Based on their results, the two scientists were able to establish the world’s first interdisciplinary consultation center for eye prosthesis at the University Hospital in Cologne.
UK Köln - Aktuelles - Dr. Rokohl mit Brewitt-Publikationspreis ausgezeichnet
DFG - NEWS - FOR 2240 Scientist Dr. Alexander C. Rokohl was awarded the Brewitt Publication Prize
Dr. Rokohl is assistant physician and clinician scientist and assistant physician at the Clinic of General Ophthalmology under the leadership of Professor Dr. Cursiefen. Professor Cursiefen is Co-Prinicipal Investigator of the CMMC-Project:
A 09 - Role and therapeutic potential of autophagy-related mechanisms in UV-induced blinding ocular stem cell disorders (Pterygium)
work will be funded with a total of approximately 2.3 million euros over the next six years. The Emmy Noether Program gives particularly qualified young scientists the opportunity to lead a junior research group on their own responsibility and thus qualify for a university professorship.
Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers assistant physician at the Clinic I for Internal Medicine headed by Prof. Dr. Michael Hallek. The described work was performed by Dr. Schommers in the Laboratory for Experimental Immunology under the direction of Prof. Dr. Florian Klein.
Prof. Dr. Florian Klein is Executive Boad Member and Principal Investigator at the CMMC:
assoc. RG 10 - Antibody-mediated therapy and prevention of infectious pathogens
received the DOG Doctoral Award for clinical work donated by the Hermann Wacker Fund at the annual meeting of the German Ophthalmological Society. The €1,000 award honors him for his outstanding cumulative dissertation work that fills a diagnostic gap by imaging three-dimensional eyelid tumors.
Dr. Yongwei Guo is clinician scientist at the Center for Ophthalmology under the leadership of Professor Dr. Cursiefen. Professor Cursiefen is Co-Prinicipal Investigator of the CMMC-Project:
A 09 - Role and therapeutic potential of autophagy-related mechanisms in UV-induced blinding ocular stem cell disorders (Pterygium)
has been awarded the DOG Science Prize at the annual meeting of the German Ophthalmological Society, with equal shares also going to Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Schicht from the University of Erlangen. Dr. Rokohl is honored for his excellent work on Dry Anophthalmic Socket Syndrome, which he was the first in the world to describe, define and develop diagnostic criteria for.
Dr. Rokohl is assistant physician and clinician scientist and assistant physician at the Clinic of General Ophthalmology under the leadership of Professor Dr. Cursiefen. Professor Cursiefen is Co-Prinicipal Investigator of the CMMC-Project:
A 09 - Role and therapeutic potential of autophagy-related mechanisms in UV-induced blinding ocular stem cell disorders (Pterygium)
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