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Background
Each year, the Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation rewards early-career scientists in the life sciences. The prize focuses in particular on biochemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology. It is open to researchers working in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The key points
Professor Fides Zenk, of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), receives the 2027 Engelhorn Research Prize. She holds the NeuroNA Chair of Epigenomics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
She is honoured for her work on the epigenetic mechanisms that guide the development of the embryo and the brain. Her laboratory uses brain organoids, three-dimensional models grown from stem cells. She shares the prize with Mirco Julian Friedrich, of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg.
Key figures
- 10,000 euros : amount received by each laureate
- 2 laureates for the 2027 edition
What's next
- Award ceremony on 10 January 2027 in Klosters, at the Manfred Eigen Winter Seminar
Further reading
Sources
- EPFL – Fides Zenk wins the 2027 Engelhorn Research Prize (official source)
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