Prof. Dr. Rainer Meckenstock “Advanced Grant" from the European Research Council (ERC).

This year, one of the most prestigious and – with a value of 2.5 million euros – lucrative international research awards, the Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC), is being awarded to Prof. Dr. Rainer Meckenstock from the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), amongst others. The selection criterion was excellent scientific quality, and the award is considered the “Nobel Prize of the EU”. His research group at the UDE Biofilm Centre can now conduct intensive research into microbial degradation of petroleum.

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Prof. Dr. Mark Ladd “Advanced Grant" from the European Research Council (ERC).

Outstanding scientists with an excellent research project have a twelve per cent chance of being awarded the coveted Advanced Investigators Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). And this is exactly what Prof. Dr. Mark Ladd has achieved: The expert in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) has received this honourable accolade from the European research community, along with 2.1 million euros, in order to implement the proposed project.

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Prof. Dr. Markus Kaiser Kaiser “Starting Grant” from the European Research Council (ERC).

International recognition: Prof. Dr. Markus Kaiser from the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) has received a top-level advancement award from the European Research Council (ERC) for his research into Chemical Biology. He was awarded the “Starting Independent Researcher Grant”, which is worth 1.49 million euros.

The ERC advancement awards are amongst the most prestigious research accolades in Europe. The Research Council uses these awards to support excellent scientists wanting to bring their visionary ideas to life.

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Prof. Hélène Esnault “Advanced Grant” from the European Research Council (ERC).

Mathematician Prof. Dr. Hélène Esnault from the University of Duisburg-Essen has now been recognized for her work with an honourable accolade in the form of the “Advanced Grant” from the European Research Council (ERC), which is worth one million euros.

This funding is awarded to top international researchers who demonstrated outstanding achievements in their field over the last decade and should now receive the necessary research freedoms to work on attractive new projects within Europe. The ERC is a newly established instrument of European research funding, which promotes excellence in basic research and is modelled on the German research community.

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