Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation

The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation is a charitable foundation in Heidelberg, Germany. Established by the scientists Chica Schaller and Heinz Schaller (co-founder of Biogen), its main objective is to support young scientists within the Heidelberg Science Community[1][2]

The Annual Chica and Heinz Schaller Research Award

With its 100,000€↑ prize money this yearly award is one of the highest awards for junior scientists in Germany. If more than one awardee is selected, each laureate receives the full sum.

Laureates[3]
Year Laureate Affiliation at the time of Award
2017 Theodore Alexandrov[4] EMBL
2017 Marike Essers[4] DKFZ
2016 Matthias Fischer[5] MPIMF
2015 Edward Lemke[6][7] EMBL
2015 Heikun Liu[8] DKFZ
2014 Jan Korbel[9] EMBL
2014 Brian Luke[9] ZMBH
2012 John Briggs[10] EMBL
2011 Anton Meinhart[11] MPIMF
2011 Michael Platten[11] Heidelberg University and DKFZ
2010 Andreas Fischer[12] Heidelberg University and DKFZ
2009 Gerhard Schratt[13] Heidelberg University
2008 Tobias Dick[14] DKFZ
2007 Victor Sourjik[15] ZMBH
2006 Matthias Kneussel[16] ZMNH
2006 Kai Matuschewski[16] Heidelberg University
2005 Rohini Kuner[17] Heidelberg University

Chica and Heinz Schaller Research Groups

Since 2012 the Foundation funds Schaller Junior Research groups at the University of Heidelberg and DKFZ. Initially five groups were funded for a period of five years with the possibility of a two year extension.

  • Cellular Polarity and Viral Infection - Steeve Boulant[18]
  • Neuropeptides - Valery Grinevich[19]
  • Proteostasis in Neurodegenerative Disease - Dr. Thomas Jahn[20]
  • Norovirus Research - Grant Hansman[21]
  • Mechanisms of Tumor Cell invasion - Björn Thews[22]

In Fall 2017 four new group leaders were selected by the interdisciplinary committee.

Chica and Heinz Schaller Endowed Chair

Between 2002 and 2012 the Foundation Ralf Bartenschlager held the chair for Molecular Virology before being appointed full professor at the University of Heidelberg[23][24]

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