Entry details & judging procedures

The deadline for applications: January 15, 2011

Who can apply for the award?

Young researchers working in Europe who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply for this award.

How to apply

All applicants must use the special online application form which will be online as of August 1, 2010. Only online applications will be accepted. 

Your application must include:

• A title summarizing your submitted work

• Your curriculum vitae

• Your publication list

• PDF files of max. 3 of your published papers

• An essay of max. 300 words summarizing the submitted papers

 

Your application and all submitted documents must be in English.

Judging procedures

Eppendorf has no influence on deciding who receives the award.

The prize is awarded by an independent committee composed of four renowned experts under the chairmanship of Professor Kai Simons, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, from the fields of:

• Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
  (Prof. Kai Simons: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany)


• Cellular Neurobiology
  (Prof. Reinhard Jahn: Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany)


• Protein Biochemistry
  (Prof. Martin J. Lohse: Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Germany)


• Applied Medical Research
  (Prof. Dieter Häussinger: Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Düsseldorf, Germany)

The papers submitted will be evaluated with respect to the following five selection criteria:

1. Ability to work independently (candidate's own contribution to work submitted)
2. Creativity (independent of instructions from head of institute)
3. Successful practical application of research approach
4. Significance of research results for the field of medicine
5. Achievement of candidate in relation to his/her age

The main focus is on investigating the molecular biological mechanisms of the human organism and then translating this research into practical findings. The long-term goal is the diagnosis and therapy of those diseases which have yet to be treated successfully.


Prof. Simons assumed the chairmanship of the Award from Prof. Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker in 2006. To read Prof. Winnacker's review of his Chairmanship in the Jury of the Eppendorf Young Investigator Award, please click here.