{"id":25628,"date":"2025-06-04T13:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/zwei-auszeichnungen-fuer-max-planck-forscher-elena-conti-und-wolfgang-baumeister\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:13:52","slug":"max-planck-scientists-elena-conti-and-wolfgang-baumeister-receive-prestigious-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/en\/izb-biotech-news\/max-planck-scientists-elena-conti-and-wolfgang-baumeister-receive-prestigious-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Leading Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two Leading Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Honored<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”gco-magazine-lead”]Elena Conti and Wolfgang Baumeister receive prestigious awards[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”gco-magazine–post-date”]June, 2025[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”two-columns”][vc_column_inner el_class=”bild-zwei-spalten-links”][vc_single_image image=”25626″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”gco-magazine-copyright”]\u00a9 MPI of Biochemistry[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”gco-magazine-picture-discription”]Wolfgang Baumeister, MPI of Biochemistry[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”25624″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”gco-magazine-copyright”]\u00a9 MPI of Biochemistry[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”gco-magazine-picture-discription”]Elena Conti, MPI of Biochemistry[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=”corona-ausblenden”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”15970″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-copyright”]\u00a9 Adivo GmbH[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-picture-discription”]Dr. Kathrin Ladetzki-Baehs, Gr\u00fcnderin und Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrerin von adivo GmbH; Dr. Markus Waldhuber, Gr\u00fcnder und Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer adivo GmbH (v.ln.r.)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”gco-magazine–quote” css=”.vc_custom_1611310713611{margin-top: 33px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, research is like a big jigsaw puzzle. You collect individual observations, put them together and suddenly a picture emerges.\u201c<\/h6>\n

Elena Conti, Director at Max-Plack-Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”gco-magazine-container–copy” css=”.vc_custom_1591795890737{margin-top: 21px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Two major honors have been awarded to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried. Elena Conti was recognized with the Jung Prize for Science and Research, while Wolfgang Baumeister received the international 2025 Shaw Prize. Both awards highlight the global impact and excellence of the Martinsried research hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Which molecular mechanisms are responsible for the controlled degradation of mRNA molecules? How are mRNAs packaged, safeguarded and transported through the crowded cellular environment to reach the protein-synthesis machineries? These questions are at the center of Elena Conti’s research. On May 15, 2025, Conti was awarded the prestigious Jung Prize for Science and Research.<\/p>\n

Elena Conti, director and head of the research department “Structural Cell Biology” at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, researches how cells recognise and degrade defective messenger RNAs (mRNAs). She is particularly interested in disease-relevant mutations in these mechanisms, which she is decoding using the latest methods. Disorders in this process can favour neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), certain types of cancer and genetic metabolic disorders. Her work in this field has made a decisive contribution to understanding the interplay of molecular machines.<\/p>\n

Wolfgang Baumeister, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, is being awarded the prestigious 2025 Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine. The award recognizes his pioneering development and use of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), an imaging technique that enables three-dimensional visualization of biological samples. This revolutionary method allows proteins, macromolecular complexes, and cellular compartments to be viewed in their natural cellular settings. The Shaw Prize, endowed with 1.2 million US dollars, will be presented in Hong Kong on October 21.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1583761043671{background-color: #1e73be !important;}” el_class=”redaktionell”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]\n\n

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