skip to main content

Simon Heilbronner receives DGHM Förderpreis

12.09.2021 CMFI News

Simon Heilbronner has been awarded the Förderpreis of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM).

Simon Heilbronner is Principal Investigator in the Cluster of Excellence CMFI and research group leader at the Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine (IMIT) at the University of Tübingen. The Förderpeis was awarded at the annual meeting of the DGHM in Berlin on September 12, 2021.

Heilbronner receives the award for his work elucidating heterogeneity in clonal bacterial populations in human infections and the role of nutrients in bacterial persistence as a target for novel antimicrobial strategies.

 

About the DGHM Förderpreise

The Förderpreise, which are endowed with 2,500€, are awarded to younger scientists for innovative research approaches and outstanding results, and are thus intended to motivate them for further research.

The DGHM awards various prizes and honors at its annual meeting. These include the Hauptpreis and Förderpreis, bioMérieux Diagnostics Prize, BD Research Prize, PhD prizes, DGHM-Lecturer, and the Ferdinand Cohn Medal.

More Information

About the DGHM

DGHM has been founded in 1906 and has currently around 1,900 members. It brings together medical scientists, microbiologists, hygienists and clinicians interested in basic and clinical research on infectious diseases. DGHM is a member of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) and cooperates with the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).

More Information

Press Contact

Leon Kokkoliadis
Public Relations Management

Tel: +49 7071 29-74707
E-Mail: leon.kokkoliadis@uni-tuebingen.de

Related Articles

"Blaualgen werden missverstanden: Warum Cyanobakterien auch Lebensretter sind" (German only)
03.09.2026 "Blaualgen werden missverstanden: Warum Cyanobakterien auch Lebensretter sind" (German only) In the Media

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Even ancient bacteria possessed intercellular communication structures like humans today
31.08.2026 Even ancient bacteria possessed intercellular communication structures like humans today Press Release
Lars Angenent Part of the Funding Program "99 Projects"
24.08.2026 Lars Angenent Part of the Funding Program "99 Projects" CMFI News
€1.8 million for new approaches to tackling antibiotic-resistant bacteria
20.08.2026 €1.8 million for new approaches to tackling antibiotic-resistant bacteria CMFI News
On an industrial scale: How the biotechnological production of proteins and vitamins can be profitable
12.08.2026 On an industrial scale: How the biotechnological production of proteins and vitamins can be profitable Press Release
A greater variety of food sources may decrease diversity in the microbial community
20.07.2026 A greater variety of food sources may decrease diversity in the microbial community Press Release