Inga Hänelt, Spokesperson of SCALE, received this year’s “Scientist of the Year” award from the Alfons und Gertrud Kassel-Stiftung for her outstanding research on bacterial membrane transport systems and her commitment to supporting early career researchers. The award was presented with two more prizes, the Public Service Fellowship and the New Horizon, in a festive ceremony.

The Alfons und Gertrud Kassel-Stiftung awards the prize every second year to an excellent researcher at the Goethe University Frankfurt with far-reaching scientific work and impact on the promotion of early career researchers.

Homepage of Prof. Hänelt: https://biochem.uni-frankfurt.de/the-institute-of-biochemistry/membrane-biochemistry

Homepage of the Alfons und Gertrud Kassel-Stiftung: https://www.kassel-stiftung.de/