The German Society for Immunology e.V. (DGfI) bi-annually awards the
Hans-Hench Thesis Prize for Clinical Immunology
to one of its members. The prize is awarded for the best dissertation on the subject of rheumatology (inflammation, autoimmune diseases, immune deficiencies), that was successfully completed in the German-speaking countries during one of the previous two calendar years (as determined by the date of the oral exam). The prize carries a prize money of 2,000 Euro.
The prize is named after Hans Hench, engineer and entrepreneur from Inzlingen. In 1988 he founded the Hans-Hench-Stiftung. The foundation aims to support PhD students, graduate students, medical doctors and therapists working in research and development of rheumatology.
The prize is donated by the foundation ‘Hans-Hench-Stiftung zur Förderung der Rheumatologie, Stiftung des bürgerliches Rechtes, Sitz: 79110 Freiburg/Breisgau‘.
The application deadline is 31. January 2025.
Please apply with the following documents:
1. Cover letter incl. CV and publication list
3. Summary of the most important findings (1 page max.)
4. Letter of support by the academic supervisor
2. Dissertation
5. All documents must be submitted in English
6. The applicant must be member of the DGfI at the time of application.
Send all documents combined into one single PDF (max. 10MB) to:
Theresa Hoppe
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V.
c/o DRFZ
Charitéplatz 1
10117 Berlin, Germany
mail@dgfi.org
Further information:
Prof. Dr. Stephan Ehl, Freiburg
Email: stephan.ehl@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Previous prize winners:
2001
Tanja Heller, Hannover
2002
Alla Skapenko, Erlangen
2003
Stephanie Krützmann, Freiburg
2004
Julia Skokowa, Hannover
2005
Anne Schaefer, Berlin/New York (USA)
2006
Stefan Heinen, Jena
2007
Georg Bohn, Hannover
2008
Richard Taubert, Heidelberg/Hannover
2009
Kirsten Neubert, Erlangen
2010
Kai Kessenbrock, University of California (USA)
2011
Henrik Mei, Berlin
2012
Lucas Kimmig, Philadelphia (USA)
2013
Paula Romer Roche, Würzburg
2014
Fabian Hauck, München
2015
Inessa Schwab, Erlangen
2016
Katharina Gerlach, Erlangen
2017
Annika Reinhardt, Hannover
2019
Isabelle Serr, München
2021
Stephan Culemann, Gera
2023
Lennard Ostendorf, Berlin