Otto Warburg Medal

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The Otto Warburg Medal is one since 1963 to outstanding scientists in the field of biochemistry award science prize . It is named after the German biochemist and physiologist Otto Warburg , who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1931 . The Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM), the German professional association in the field of biochemistry, is responsible for the award .

The Otto Warburg Medal in the form of a bronze medal, which is currently endowed with prize money of 25,000 euros provided by Elsevier / BBA, is the GBM's highest scientific award and one of the most important honors in the field of biochemistry in Germany . The award takes place annually as part of the GBM autumn conference or as part of the Mosbach Colloquium on the basis of nominations by ordinary members of the society. Nine prize winners (as of February 2020) received a Nobel Prize later or before .

Award winners

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  1. a b c d e f g Prizes and awards from the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
  2. ^ Nobelprize.org: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1931 - information from the Nobel Foundation .
  3. Anke Lischeid: The Otto Warburg Medal 2020 goes to Patrick Cramer. Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, press release from February 10, 2020 from the Science Information Service (idw-online.de), accessed on February 10, 2020

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