Karl-Peter Hopfner is one of the 2017 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz prize winners
01.12.2016- Pioneering contributions in the research of repair mechanisms of cells
Prof. Dr. Karl-Peter Hopfner, one of the project leaders in IMMUTRAIN work package “New formulations and combinations of antibodies to activate immune cells”, received the 2017 Leibniz prize for his outstanding work in the field of structural biology.
It was highlighted by the German Research Council (DFG) that his work has made pioneering contributions in the research of DNA repair and cellular recognition of foreign nucleic acids. The Leibniz Prize awarded by the DFG is regarded as the most important research award in Germany. The prize money of 2.5 million euros can be used for up to seven years for scientific work.
