Breakthrough in research: Magdeburg's young talents honored!

Breakthrough in research: Magdeburg's young talents honored!

Magdeburg, Deutschland - On June 26, 2025, the ceremonial awarding of the youth research prize of the Medical Faculty of the University Medical Center Magdeburg took place in Magdeburg. Two top -class award winners were honored for their outstanding achievements in clinical and biomedical research. Dr. med. Tobias Ronny Haage and Dr. rer. nat. Lorena Morton each received a price of 7,500 euros for her innovative research projects. The aim of this funding is to support the scientific profile formation of the award winners and enable them to recruit other third -party funds.

dr. med. Tobias Ronny Haage, assistant doctor at the University Clinic for Hematology, Oncology and Cell Therapy, was awarded for his project, which examines the Influence of bone marrow participation on the extent of an anti-CD20 antibody-therapy-mediated thrombocytopenia with follicular lymphoma. Under the scientific support of Prof. Dr. med. Dimitrios Mougiakakos has already shown the 31-year-old impressive eight publications, including four as first author.

his colleague, Dr. rer. nat. Lorena Morton, researches at the Institute for Inflammation and Neurodegeneration. For her project, she was honored for Perikyten reprogramming and the therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles in hypertensive cerebral microangiopathy. Your work under the direction of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Habil. Ildiko R. Dunay is based on solid 12 publications, three of them as the first author, and thus impressively shows her commitment in biomedical research.

new young talent price of the Paul Martini Foundation

Another important prize for young scientists was recently launched: the Paul-Martini-Foundation For the first time in 2024 Paul Martini will award the youngsters for clinical research in Germany. This prize is aimed at young scientists up to 35 years and is awarded to outstanding achievements in clinical research and pharmacology. The award is endowed with 6,000 euros each and is intended to promote the ideas and projects of young researchers.

The applications must be submitted by September 15, 2024. A three -member jury chaired by Prof. Dr. Stefan Endres from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich will select the award winners. The award was awarded during the Foundation of the Foundation on November 30, 2024 in Berlin.

funding opportunities for clinical studies

In order to further advance clinical research, various funding programs offer support. For example, the DFG Patientnahe clinical research. The objective of these programs lies in the detection of the effectiveness of therapeutic, diagnostic or prognostic procedures. Interventional clinical studies, clinical observation studies and feasibility studies.

The selection and promotion of such projects are based on strict criteria that require high scientific quality and originality as well as clinical relevance. Scientists in Germany who have completed scientific training can apply for funding that ranges from HR to travel expenses. This offers a valuable opportunity for young researchers to put their project ideas into practice.

These initiatives are essential to offer the young scientists in Germany a springboard for innovative ideas and to promote research in medicine. The exchange and networking of the various actors are of great importance. Because one thing is clear: the future of medical research lies in the hands of talented and committed young scientists.