Life Science Awards Austria 2021
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Dr. Benjamin Salzer (1.v.l.) und Dr. Charlotte Zajic (4.v.l.) haben ihr Doktorat im Rahmen des PhD-Studiums BioToP - Biomolecular Technology of Proteins an der BOKU durchgeführt und arbeiten derzeit als Postdocs im Christian Doppler Labor "Next Generation CAR T Cells", einem gemeinsamen Projekt des Instituts für Biochemie (BOKU) und der St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung. (c) ÖGMBT
The Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT) is proud to present the winners of the "Life Science Awards Austria 2021".
The winners of the Life Science Research Awards Austria 2021 (supported by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs) are:
Category Basic Science (1 Prize à € 3.000.-): Domen Kampjut for his work "The coupling mechanism of mammalian respiratory complex I"
Category Applied Research (1 Prize à € 3.000.-): Benjamin Salzer for his work "Engineering AvidCARs for combinatorial antigen recognition and reversible control of CAR function"
Special Prize (*) for Excellence & Societal Impact (1 Prize à € 3.000.-): Charlotte Zajc for her work "A conformation-specific ON-switch for controlling CAR T cells with an orally available drug"
(*) This is a special prize bestowed among all applicants for basic science and applied research awards and who can convince the jury with a meaningful presentation of the possible social impact of their work.)
The winners of the Life Science PhD Awards Austria 2021 are:
Basic Science (1 Prize à € 1.000.- supported by THP Medical Products): Stefan Terlecki-Zaniewicz for his work "Biomolecular Condensation Drives Leukemia Caused by NUP98-Fusion Proteins"
Applied Research (1 Prize à € 1.000.- supported by Polymun Scientific): Barbara Bachmann for her work "Mechanobiology at the microscale: Organ-on-a-chip Technology as a tool to boost preclinical model relevance"
We congratulate all winners!
Press releases and photos can be downloaded at: https://oegmbt.at/awards