Award for the best biology graduates in NRW

We congratulate the best biology A-level students of NRW, who were awarded the Karl von Frisch Award by the VBIO at a ceremony at the MPI in Dortmund

During a award ceremony at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology in Dortmund, the Karl-von-Frisch Prize was awarded to 28 high school graduates by the VBIO. The graduates and their companions were welcomed by Margarete Rademacher (Chair of the LV-NRW in VBIO). Afterwards, they were given insights into the science of the MPI. The doctoral student Michelle-Marie Lodde reported on her career from the bachelor's to the master's studies to the choice of the doctoral topic. Afterwards, all the graduates were able to got a taste of laboratory life in various guided tours. After the certificates and the prize bag with the book gift were handed out, Dr. Jan Eickhoff, Lead Discovery Centre (LDC), Dortmund, gave the ceremonial lecture with the topic „From the Biology Lab to Medical Applications“.
We warmly congratulate all the award winners on receiving the prize and wish them all the best for the future!