
Cancer researcher receives Leibniz Prize
Most important German research award for Prof. Ruland
Prof. Jürgen Ruland, from TUM’s Rechts der Isar Hospital, will receive the 2021 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. The Professor of Clinical Chemistry is being honored for his outstanding scientific work in the field of immunology, which has led to a fundamentally new understanding of the signal transmission pathways in immune and cancer cells, as announced by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The most important German research award includes 2.5 million euros in prize money. The award winner can use this money for future research.