Ernst and Berta Scharrer-Prize
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: German Society of Endcocrinology
Award given to: Busch, Alexander S.
Announced at: 01/01/2020
Date of awarding: 01/01/2020
Amount of prize money: 5000 EUR
About the award
The Ernst-and-Berta-Scharrer-Prize is endowed by Lilly Deutschland, Bad Homburg, to promote scientific work in the field of neuroendocrinology. In the historical terms, neuroendocrinology developed as a fringe area of endocrinology and neurology. Ernst and Berta Scharrer ́s work significantly contributed to making neuroendocrinology an experimental and clinical science. The idea that neurohypophyseal hormones are formed in neurosecretory cells of hypothalamic core was introduced. The concept of the neuroendocrine axis was formulated, and this initiated the identification of neurohumoral signals.
Type of award: Award for the promotion of early career researchers
Website of the award or committee: https://www.endokrinologie.net/scharrer-prize.php
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 1999