Scientific pioneers in molecular cell biology
In recognition of their services to German-Polish scientific cooperation, Agnieszka Chacińska and Peter Rehling received the Copernicus Award in June 2016.
Their research focuses on extremely tiny chemical compounds – and has yielded some big results. In their scientific work, Agnieszka Chacińska, a professor at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw in Poland, and Peter Rehling, a professor and the director of the Department of Cellular Biochemistry at the University Medical Center Göttingen, are exploring how proteins are supplied to the mitochondria – the “powerhouses” of our cells. Their achievements in this field are shaping our understanding of mitochondria. The two researchers made some of their findings in joint projects.
In recognition of their services to German-Polish scientific cooperation, Chacińska and Rehling received the Copernicus Award of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) in June 2016. The joint jury picked the two scientists for the award on account of their “pioneering work” in the field of molecular cell biology. The award is worth 200,000 euros.
