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)