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News Release from: Roche Applied Science | Subject: Analytica research prize
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Team on 02 April 2008
Analytica research prize winners named
Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented the prize to Gerhard Schratt and Albert Sickmann on the opening day of Analytica 2008 in Munich
"There's nothing like starting young" - so goes the old German proverb The truth of this saying is demonstrated by the two up-and-coming German scientists Gerhard Schratt (35) and Albert Sickmann (34)
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 10 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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They will receive the euro50,000 Analytica Research Prize for 2008.
The two researchers will share the award.
They are being honoured for their analytical studies in the field of neurobiology and functional protein research.
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This is a new prize is awarded by the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Roche.
President of the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Alfred Wittinghofer, presented the prize which was endowed by Roche.
"The newly created prize is a sign of the value we place on German research and its outstanding work.
"It is awarded exclusively to scientists who do research here in this country.
"The industry needs these innovative impulses to survive in global competition via their product developments," emphasizes Gerd Maass, head of research and development of Roche Applied Science.
Gerhard Schratt graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tuebingen and currently conducts basic research at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences of the University of Heidelberg.
There, the biochemist investigates the molecular mechanisms that are important for plasticity of synapses and thus for learning and memory processes.
He concentrates on a certain group of miRNAs (micro-ribonucleic acids) that ultimately influence the structure and function of synapses.
This information, in turn, can be used to derive novel therapeutic approaches for diseases of the nervous system.
When he was only 17 years old, Albert Sickmann very successfully participated in a state-wide natural sciences research competition in North Rhine-Westphalia.
This probably laid the groundwork for his research career, because only ten years later, he graduated with distinction from the Ruhr University of Bochum as a biochemist.
Appointed professor in 2002, he is now director of the Protein Mass Spectrometry department at the Rudolf-Virchow Center for Experimental Biochemistry of the University of Wuerzburg.
The network of protein molecules is his specialty, because his research results serve as a basis for generating models to better understand various cellular processes.
In particular, platelets have occupied his undivided attention.
If there are disorders in their network components, heart attack or heavy blood losses can occur.
His vision is the modeling of an 'e-Platelet', ie, a virtual platelet, which would contribute toward a better understanding of these cells that are responsible for blood coagulation. Request a free brochure from Roche Applied Science ...
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