People behind results

When we talk about top research we shouldn’t forget that it is always people behind the results. A number of Nobel-Prize winners are from Baden-Württemberg and have received various prizes, for example Klaus von Klitzing and Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard. We would like to give you a short overview of a few selected Baden-Württemberg scientists and their work. The following are all recipients of the research prize awarded by the state of Baden-Württemberg. This is the most highly regarded research prize in the whole of the Federal Republic.

On the trail of cancer molecules

Developmental biologist Prof. Dr. Doris Wedlich from the Zoological Institute at the University of Karlsruhe examines the processes occurring from the fertilisation of the egg to the formation of the individual. Doris Wedlich has been able to discover important characteristics in proteins which are highly significant in the field of cancer research – knowledge which is vital for tumour diagnosis and therapies.

Laser Technology Freiburg: Puts Everything in the Shade

The research team of Dr. Márc Kelemen, Dr. Rudolf Kiefer, Dr. Michael Mikulla and Dr. Martin Walther from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics in Freiburg has developed a diode laser which puts everything in the shade therefore enabling new areas of application for this technology, for example, in direct material processing, and in medicinal and measuring technology.

Tailing Growing Genes

Embryologist Prof. Dr. Christof Niehrs from the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg researches mechanisms that play important roles in the creation of organisms. In the course of his research work he has developed a new procedure to examine genes and the way they function.

Travel Guide through the World of Words

Prof. Dr. Monika Fludernik, Literary Studies at the English Seminar at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, works on an extraordinarily broad scientific spectrum and directly promotes exchange on international literary studies. She revolutionised the whole scientific sphere with her new approach to narrative theory created as a result of her research.In addition to the people that ensure successful results in scientific research, the institutional and organisational environment also play a vital role. With its 70 institutes of higher education – more than any other state of Germany – and over 100 other non-university related scientific institutes, Baden-Württemberg takes first place here on an international scale.