Mentoring by Nobel Laureates
The Centre for Medical Biotechnology offers an outstanding mentoring opportunity for selected PhD students by the five Nobel Laureates Harald zur Hausen, Erwin Neher, Robert Huber, Jean-Marie Lehn, and Kurt Wüthrich.
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Prof. Dr. Harald zur HausenGerman virologist Harald zur Hausen was awarded half the 2008 prize for his discovery of the role of human papilloma viruses (HPV) in cervical cancer. His work led to the eventual introduction, in 2006, of a vaccine to combat HPV. |
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Prof. Dr. Erwin NeherThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1991 was awarded jointly to Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann "for their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells". |
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Prof. Dr. Robert HuberChemist Robert Huber received the 1988 chemistry award, which was shared by three scientists for their determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre. Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry |
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Prof. Dr. Jean-Marie LehnChemist Jean-Marie Lehn received the 1987 chemistry prize, which was shared by three scientists for the "development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity". Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
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Prof. Dr. Kurt WüthrichThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002 was awarded with one half to Kurt Wüthrich "for his development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution". Institute of Molecular Biology & Biophysics, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich |