Friends of the HZI: Concentrated Support for World Class Research
World Class research demands concentrated and focused support. To compete successfully internationally, top flight research depends on adequate financial resources and a supportative development environment.
And of course the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research is no different. The Friends of the HZI make an important contribution to the efforts of the scientists at the HZI to study the mechanisms involved in infectious diseases and develop defenses against them, to pursue further basic research to find practical medical applications and to intensify exchanges of expertise with other medical and industrial research laboratories.
Hans-Herloff-Inhoffen-Medaille
In memory of the chemist Prof. Hans Herloff Inhoffen, who died in 1992, the TU Braunschweig and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (former: German Research Centre for Biotechnology, GBF) annually organize the Inhoffen lecture and award the Inhoffen Prize since 1994. The prize is endowed with 2,500 €. From 1946 to 1974, Inhoffen taught at the Technical University of Braunschweig and served as its rector from 1948 to 1950. In 1965, he founded the "Institute of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics" (IMB), the precursor of the GBF and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research.
Award Winners:
1994 G. Quinkert, University Frankfurt
1995 A. Eschenmoser, ETH Zurich
1996 K.C. Nicolaou, Scripps Institute, La Jolla, USA
1997 Sir Alan R. Battersby, University Cambridge, GB
1998 E. Winterfeldt, University Hannover
1999 C. Djerassi, Stanford University, USA
2000 R. Wiechert, Berlin
2001 P. Potier, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, Frankreich
2002 H. Kessler, University Munich
2003 M. Reetz, Mülheim an der Ruhr
2005 W. Boland, Max-Planck-Institute, Jena
2006 G. Höfle und H. Reichenbach, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Braunschweig
2007 F. Diederich, ETH Zurich
2008 V.S. Ley, University of Cambridge, GB
2009 W. Fenical, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA
2010 H. Waldmann, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund
2011 P. Seeberger, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Potsdam
Contact
G. Beutin
+49 531 6181-9590
+49 531 6181-2299
Joining Us
By joining Friends of the HZI you can support the HZI both financially and with your ideas. The association is currently expanding its alumni network. As a memeber you have access to and close contact with the HZI and can bring your own experience and expertise to bear. This is a tremendous help over the long term for HZI researchers to extend and develop their global contacts.
Your financial contribution helps to support younc scientists and a broader knowldege transfer through the measures mentioned above. This work is carried out thanks to your subscription, but naturally donations above and beyond that amount are highly welcome. Donations and subscriptions are also tax deductible.
Friends of the HZI provide you with a regular bulletins and updates about the progress of scientific research conducted at the HZI. You will also receive personal invitations to all events. This way you will remain i ndirect contact with HZI researchers and fully informed about the latest scientific developments.
