Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is the most important research award in Germany. It has been awarded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 1985.

2007: Magdalena Götz

Head of the division of Physiological Genomics

Magdalena Götz's discovery, that the brain’s glial cells function as stem cells and can produce neurons, triggered a paradigm shift in neuroscience.

Portrait by DFG (in German)

2005: Peter Becker

Head of the division of Molecular Biology

Peter Becker uncovered a new principle of chromatin dynamics that is of great importance for understanding gene activity in the development of cancer or embryogenesis.

Portrait by DFG (in German)

2002: Christian Haass

Head of the division of Metabolic Biochemistry

Through his molecular and cell biology research, Christian Haass has brought the scientific field of neurodegeneration in Germany to the international forefront.

Portrait by DFG (in German)