Honors and Prizes
Among others, the Faculty of Medicine awards the following honors and prizes:
- Dr. h.c. Rudolf Eberhard (11.6.1959)
- Dr. h.c. Oskar Dünisch (1.3.1969)
- Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz Götze (15.7.1972)
- Dr. h.c. Walther Weissauer (20.12.1975)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Erich Wünsch (24.1.1976)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jacques Bourguet (12.5.1979)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Robert M. Frank (7.7.1979)
- Dr. h.c. Hans Mohl (17.5.1980)
- Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner Fekl (16.5.1981)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wilhelm Doerr (26.2.1983)
- Dr. h.c. Kurt Köhler (10.12.1988)
- Dr. Dr. h.c. Erich Dieter Schneider (22.7.1995)
- Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Schelter (19.7.1997)
- Senator E.h. Konsul Dr. h.c. Theo Schöller (04.11.1997)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus Kühn (24.7.1999)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Karl Lennert (22.7.2000)
- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c. Hermann Franz (24.11.2001)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Micha Levy (13.7.2002)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Georg Friedrich Melchers (5.7.2003)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bruce D. Minsky, MD, Ph.D. (17.7.2004)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Harald zur Hausen (16.7.2005)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralph M. Steinman (22.7.2006)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermona Soreq (14.7.2007)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dontscho Kerjaschki (3.4.2008)
- Prof. Dr. h.c. Ronald C. Desrosiers (18.7.2009)
- Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Peter Schaffer (6.5.2010)
- Dr. h.c. Jeffrey Ravetch, MD, Ph.D. (18.4.2013)
- Prof. Norbert J. Pelc, Sc.D. (15.7.2016)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friedrich Cameron Luft (27.7.2019)
In cooperation with the Research Foundation of Medicine (Universitätsklinikum Erlangen), the Faculty of Medicine biennially awards the Jakob-Herz Prize which consists of 10,000 EUR, donated by the Research Foundation of Medicine, a certificate as well as a medal showing the portrait of Jakob Herz. Jakob Herz was a prominent physician and researcher from Erlangen who became the first Jewish professor in Bavaria. He died on 27 September 1871 as a consequence of his selfless care for his patients.
The Jakob-Herz Prize honors outstanding scientific success in the whole field of theoretical and clinical medicine. Both, individual achievements in research as well as lifetime achievements, can be honored. The prize giving ceremony is organized by the Faculty of Medicine.
Awardee 2009: Prof. Robert A. Weinberg
Awardee 2011: Prof. Garret FitzGerald
Awardee 2013: Prof. Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe
Awardee 2016: Prof. Fred Gage
Awardee 2018: Prof. Laurence Zitvogel
Awardee 2020: Prof. Dr. Magdalena Götz
Awardee 2022: Prof. Dr. Douglas Easton
The Faculty of Medicine and the Research Foundation of Medicine (Universitätsklinikum Erlangen) annually award the Cord-Michael-Becker Prize for outstanding doctoral research in molecular medicine.
The prize consists of 5,000 EUR and honors the long-term engagement of Prof. Dr. Cord-Michael Becker, M.S. (IU Bloomington, IN/USA) regarding the development, institutionalization, and implementation of the degree program Molecular Medicine. Since 1999, this degree program has been combining medical problems with basic research and moleculobiological methods. It offers a very special qualification for a career in biomedical research.
To qualify for an application, the candidates must have completed a bachelor, master, or Ph.D. study at a participating university. The doctorate may not be older than 2 years. The prize giving ceremony is organized by the Faculty of Medicine.
Awardee 2013: Dr. Anke Bill
Awardee 2014: Dr. Lars Norman Sachs
Awardee 2015: Dr. Stephanie Ganal
Awardee 2016: Dr. Lucas Jae
Awardee 2017: Dr. Shany Koren-Hauer
Awardee 2018: Dr. Dominik Hotter
Awardee 2019: Dr. Maurice Labuhn
Awardee 2020: Dr. Corinna Setz
Awardee 2021: not awarded
Awardee 2022: Dr. Lukas Anneser
The Habilitation Award of the Medical Faculty of FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg is named after Carl Thiersch (1822 – 1895) from Munich, who was appointed full professor of surgery and ophthalmology at FAU in 1854. He was one of the most important surgeons of the 19th century, specializing in plastic surgery and cancer research. His scientific publications were distinguished by their precision and brevity, which led the Faculty of Medicine in 1967 to name the Faculty Prize for the best and most concise habilitation thesis of a year after him. The prize is awarded annually at a festive event.
Year of postdoctoral qualification | Awardee |
1968 | Fritz Lampert |
1969 | Hermut Warnatz |
1970 | Karl Theodor Schricker |
1970 | Manfred Spreng |
1971 | Kurt Alexander Flügel |
1972 | Eduard David |
1973 | Heinrich Schulte-Holthausen |
1974 | Wolfram Domschke |
1975 | Herbert Feustel |
1976 | Rudi Busse |
1977 | Peter Ludwig |
1978 | Christian Gammert |
1979 | Klaus Richter |
1980 | Gerd Lux |
1981 | Matthias Korth |
1982 | Christine Kaschka-Dierich |
1983 | Kurt Bauereiß |
1984 | Walter Bodemer |
1985 | Nicht vergeben |
1986 | Gerhard Lang |
1987 | Christian Ell |
1988 | Michael Eichhorn |
1989 | Erich Platzer |
1990 | Roland Kalb |
1991 | Manigé Fartasch |
1992 | Michael Buchfelder |
1993 | Thomas Schnalke |
1994 | Klaus Tschaikowsky |
1995 | Brigitte Biesinger-Zwosta |
1996 | Herbert Feistel |
1997 | Frank Kirchhoff |
1998 | Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt |
1999 | Thomas Brabletz |
2000 | Jörg Dötsch |
2001 | Steffen Stenger |
2002 | Carla Nau |
2003 | Anita Rauch |
2004 | Bernd Michael Spriewald |
2005 | Marion Maria Ruisinger |
2006 | Sybille Thoma-Uszynski |
2007 | Oliver Zolk |
2008 | Johannes Jacobi |
2009 | Markus Metzler |
2010 | Katharina Zimmermann |
2011 | Christian Thiel |
2012 | Ralf Linker |
2013 | Christiane Zweier |
2014 | Stefan Wirtz |
2015 | Christian Beyer |
2016 | Thomas Gramberg |
2017 | Claudia Günther |
2018 | Joji Kuramatsu |
2019 | Regina Jitschin |
2020 | Caroline Bosch-Voskens |
2021 | Ferdinand Knieling |
2022 | N.N. |