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Erlangen: Research successes – prizes for innovative minds at FAU!
FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg will honor researchers and students with important prizes for innovative achievements in 2025.
Erlangen: Research successes – prizes for innovative minds at FAU!
On August 1, 2025, the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) will publish a list of notable awards for its researchers, students and employees. These honors reflect the university's outstanding scientific achievements and innovative strength. Loud FAU Several members of the academic body received significant prizes and honors.
The award winners include Dr. Dominic Bartels, who was awarded the Schaeffler FAG Foundation’s “Innovation Award” for his doctoral thesis on laser-based additive manufacturing of hardened steel. PD Dr. Dr. Markus Eckstein was honored with the Rudolf Virchow Prize for his research on NECTIN4 amplification in solid tumors, a prize worth 5,000 euros. Medical student Julia Kerkhoff received the “Future Face 2025” award for her promising start-up BefundKlar, which helps patients better understand medical findings.
Research and Development
Another outstanding award winner is Prof. Dr. Krystelle Nganou Makamdop, who received the German AIDS Prize for her work on chronic inflammation and T-cell immunity in HIV patients. This prestigious prize is endowed with 10,000 euros. Dr. Katja Schmidt received a young research award from the German AIDS Society on immune reactions to SARS-CoV-2 in HIV patients, which comes with 3,000 euros.
In addition, Dr. Albert Schiele and Marc Gistrichovsky were awarded the Bavarian State Medal “Star of Security” for their coordinating activities in the clover system during the corona pandemic. Dr. Jannik Walter, assistant doctor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, was honored by DEGRO for his doctoral thesis on the immunological effects of breast cancer therapies.
Functional successes
As part of the new functions, Julian Windeck, a computer science student, was elected to the DAAD board. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Jana Hutter was selected as a Humboldt Scout, which underlines her expertise and connection to the international research community. Dr. Albert Schiele was also appointed to the Bavarian Expert Council for Health Security, thereby contributing to improving health security in Bavaria.
In addition, maximum research funding is also becoming important, such as the ERC Advanced Grant, which Prof. Dr. Michael Moseler at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg. Equipped with 2.5 million euros, he will research a digital twin to describe lubrication under high loads. This award represents one of the most important funding prizes in the European research landscape Fraunhofer reported.
Historical prizes and other awards
In the context of the award ceremonies, it is important to also mention the Alfred Nobel Prize, which was first awarded in 1901. This prize is considered one of the most prestigious science awards in the world. Above all, 30 Nobel Prize winners conduct research in chemistry, physics, literature and medicine at the Humboldt University in Berlin HU Berlin determines.
Another central prize is the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, which has been awarded by the German Research Foundation since 1986 and is considered the most important prize in German research funding. It gives numerous awards to excellent researchers who make outstanding scientific contributions. The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize and the Adlershof Dissertation Prize are other important awards that benefit young researchers and highlight their career-enhancing effects.