In memory of the chemist Prof. Hans Herloff Inhoffen, who died in 1992, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Technical University (TU) of Braunschweig have regularly organized the Inhoffen Lecture since 1994, at which the Inhoffen Medal, endowed with 8,000 euros, is awarded. The Inhoffen Medal is one of the most prestigious German prizes in the field of natural product chemistry. It is awarded by the Friends of the HZI, which also finances the prize money.
Program
Prof. Josef Penninger, Scientific Director, HZI
Welcome address
Prof. Peter Hecker, Vice President, Technical University Braunschweig
Greetings
30th Hans Herloff Inhoffen Lecture
Prof. Andreas Kirschning, Leibniz University, Hannover
Laudatio
Prof. Richmond Sarpong, University of California, Berkeley
„The Face of Disease in Sub-Saharian Africa: A career in Natural Product Chemistry Synthesis“
Award ceremony: Hans Herloff Inhoffen Medal for Richmond Sarpong by Chairman of the Friends of the HZI Prof. Klemens Rottner
Award ceremony: PhD awards of „Friends of HZI“
Short presentations by the awardees
- Dr. Wenchao Li (CiiM, Hannover)
“Single-cell view of immune response to infection and vaccine” - Dr. Gianluca Prezza (HIRI, Würzburg)
”Global approaches to explore small RNA regulation in the gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron”
Further information
Further information on the Inhoffen Medal and a list of the prize winners can be found at here.
