{"id":3906,"date":"2025-11-20T15:26:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.infectnet.org\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:55:55","slug":"maria-vehreschild-ist-wissenschaftlerin-des-jahres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infectnet.org\/en\/archive\/3906","title":{"rendered":"Maria Vehreschild is \u2018Scientist of the Year\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The physician Prof. Dr. Maria Vehreschild was awarded the \u2018Scientist of the Year\u2019 prize by Goethe University Frankfurt.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Honoured for her research and commitment: Prof. Dr. Maria Vehreschild works as an infectious disease specialist at Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt and at Cologne University Hospital.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Frankfurt-based microbiome researcher and infectious disease specialist Prof Dr Maria Vehreschild<\/strong><\/a> was awarded the Goethe University Frankfurt's \u2018Scientist of the Year\u2019 prize<\/a> on 14 November 2025. Goethe University awards this prize to its scientists every two years at a festive event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018for her outstanding research in the field of infectious diseases and microbiome research and her exceptional commitment to students, doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nProf Dr Hubert Serve, Director of Medical Clinic 2 at Frankfurt University Hospital<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

With the Alfons and Gertrud Kassel Foundation's \u2018Scientist of the Year\u2019 award, Goethe University honours transformative research that, \u2018through insight, commitment and a spirit of discovery,\u2019 brings about change that has an impact not only on itself, but also on society and future generations, according to University President Prof. Dr. Enrico Schleiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among other things, Maria Vehreschild's pioneering work on post-COVID diseases has had a significant impact on infectious disease research in Germany, said Prof. Dr. Hubert Serve, Director of Medical Clinic 2 at Frankfurt University Hospital, in his laudatory speech. Another focus of Maria Vehreschild's work is the gut microbiome, where she concentrates on innovative therapeutic approaches using bacteriophages and faecal microbiota transplantation. In 2023, she became the first female chair of the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI), a role in which she is currently working to promote greater cooperation between infectious disease societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prize is endowed with \u20ac25,000 and honours professors at Goethe University who have made outstanding contributions to research and have rendered outstanding services to the promotion of early-career researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Maria Vehreschild, her colleague and oncologist Prof. Dr. Thomas Oellerich was also honoured with the \u2018Scientist of the Year\u2019 award. The start-up Modulux 3D was awarded the \u2018New Horizon \u2013 President's Prize\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are delighted for Maria Vehreschild on receiving this well-deserved award and congratulate her wholeheartedly. Commitment, energy and innovative talent such as hers are rare indeed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the article on the Goethe University Frankfurt website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ren\u00e9 Lesnik <\/em>| Coordination Infect-Net<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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