CIBSS Early Career Researchers celebrate their graduation from SGBM and Chiara Schröder is honoured by the SGBM and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for her outstanding thesis
Every year, the Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM) at the University of Freiburg celebrates the successful graduation of its doctoral students, including a number of CIBSS Early Career Researchers this year: Dr. Alexandra Fischer, Dr. Maximilian Haas, Dr. Nicolaus Jork, Dr. Markus Kramer, Dr. Anwit Pandit, Dr. Jasmin Rettkowski, Dr. Carolina Jerez-Longres and Dr. Nadine Wössner.
SGBM graduates at the 2024 ceremony, with the three individuals in the center representing the CIBSS ECRs: Dr. Markus Kramer, Dr. Nadine Wössner and Dr. Carolina Jerez-Longres
The highlight of the celebration in the picturesque cellar of the historic Peterhof was the presentation of the Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch Prize, awarded by the SGBM for the best PhD thesis of the year. This year, the prize went to CIBSS Early Career Researcher Chiara Schröder for her thesis on the molecular functions of the early T-box transcription factors Eomes and Brachyury during gastrulation in mammals.
From left to right: Prof. Dr. Julie Secombe, Winner Chiara Schröder and CIBSS member Prof. Dr. Anne-Kathrin Classen.
Chiara Schroeder works in the research group of CIBSS member Prof. Dr. Sebastian Arnold at the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Freiburg. Her thesis explores the molecular mechanisms of embryogenesis, enhancing the understanding of early mammalian development.
This year's winner, Chiara Schröder, has the opportunity to travel to New York and present her research at the Department of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. This trip, funded by both institutions, provides a unique opportunity for young scientists to network internationally and present their work to a wider scientific community. The Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch Prize places particular emphasis on scientific exchange and the establishment of international collaborations in order to support talented young scientists at the beginning of their careers.
