Prof. Dr. Lisa Maier and Dr. ir. Margo Diricks received the awards during the DGHM Annual Conference in Jena.
The gender award gap has narrowed once again: at the 77th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) in Jena, this year's main prize went to Tübingen-based microbiologist and Infect-Net expert Prof. Dr. Lisa Maier.
Lisa Maier is researching how drugs influence the composition of our gut microbiome as part of the Cluster of Excellence ‘Control of Microorganisms for the Fight against Infections’ (CMFI) at the University of Tübingen. Her innovative work is pioneering interdisciplinary research approaches.
Bioinformatician Margo Diricks awarded industry prize
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks received the research award sponsored by Becton, Dickinson and Company. At the Research Centre Borstel, Leibniz Lung Centre, Margo Diricks develops bioinformatic analysis programmes for monitoring infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria. These lung pathogens are often difficult to identify, especially in resource-poor countries. New diagnostic strategies are helping to control their spread worldwide.
In addition to the two Infect-Net experts, the following researchers have also been honoured:
- Dr Joachim Matz (Promotion Award)
- Dr Benjamin Berinson (bioMérieux Diagnostics Prize)
- Gerrit Burger, Benedikt Dörflinger, Antonia Habicht, Marcel Rühling (DGHM Doctoral Awards)
- Anne Grieshammer (DZIF Doctoral Award)
- Ruolan Gong (Thomas F. Meyer Doctoral Award).
We warmly congratulate all the winners and wish them continued success!
René Lesnik | Coordination Infect-Net
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