Distinguished Scientist
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Award given to: Kudla, Jörg
Announced at: 08/07/2019
Date of awarding: 15/07/2019
Amount of prize money: 6000 EUR
About the distinction
Jörg Kudla received the award in particular for his research into the interaction of calcium and other signalling substances in crops and their role in plant stress tolerance. Stress factors can be heat and drought, for example. In addition, the Academy honoured another of his research topics, called De Novo Domestication, which facilitates the fast transformation of suitable wild plants species into novel crops with beneficial traits using molecular biological methods.
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About the award
Type of award: Other personal honour or appointment
Website of the award or committee: http://english.cas.cn