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Prof. Dr. Ulla Bonas Receives Leibniz Award

Ulla Bonas in a greenhouse, Photos (2): Maike Glöckner

Ulla Bonas in a greenhouse, Photos (2): Maike Glöckner

Ulla Bonas in a greenhouse, Photos (2): Maike Glöckner

Prof. Dr. Ulla Bonas from the Institute of Biology at the MLU received the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) 2011 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award. Ulla Bonas is a genetic researcher at the MLU who studies the interaction between pathogenic bacteria and plants. Among other things, she and her research team wrote about the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas that became the cover story in the journal “Science” in December 2009. The article describes how the pathogen manipulates the genes of important crops such as rice, peppers and tomatoes which leads to high crop loss (cf. scientia halensis 1/2010). The 2.5 million euro Leibniz Award is the most important research award in Germany (see more in scientia halensis 1/2011).

MLU Rector Udo Sträter (centre) and Vice-Rector Birgit Dräger (left) congratulate Ulla Bonas on winning the highly esteemed research award.

MLU Rector Udo Sträter (centre) and Vice-Rector Birgit Dräger (left) congratulate Ulla Bonas on winning the highly esteemed research award.

MLU Rector Udo Sträter (centre) and Vice-Rector Birgit Dräger (left) congratulate Ulla Bonas on winning the highly esteemed research award.

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