Honors and Prizes

• Dr. h.c. Rudolf Eberhard (11.6.1959)
• Dr. h.c. Oskar Dünisch (1.3.1969)
• Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz Götze (15.7.1972)
• Dr. h.c. Walther Weissauer (20.12.1975)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Erich Wünsch (24.1.1976)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jacques Bourguet (12.5.1979)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Robert M. Frank (7.7.1979)
• Dr. h.c. Hans Mohl (17.5.1980)
• Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner Fekl (16.5.1981)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wilhelm Doerr (26.2.1983)
• Dr. h.c. Kurt Köhler (10.12.1988)
• Dr. Dr. h.c. Erich Dieter Schneider (22.7.1995)
• Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Schelter (19.7.1997)
• Senator E.h. Konsul Dr. h.c. Theo Schöller (04.11.1997)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus Kühn (24.7.1999)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Karl Lennert (22.7.2000)
• Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c. Hermann Franz (24.11.2001)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Micha Levy (13.7.2002)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Georg Friedrich Melchers (5.7.2003)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bruce D. Minsky, MD, Ph.D. (17.7.2004)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Harald zur Hausen (16.7.2005)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralph M. Steinman (22.7.2006)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermona Soreq (14.7.2007)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dontscho Kerjaschki (3.4.2008)
• Prof. Dr. h.c. Ronald C. Desrosiers (18.7.2009)
• Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Peter Schaffer (6.5.2010)
• Dr. h.c. Jeffrey Ravetch, MD, Ph.D. (18.4.2013)
• Prof. Norbert J. Pelc, Sc.D. (15.7.2016)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friedrich Cameron Luft (27.7.2019)

In cooperation with the Research Foundation of Medicine (Universitätsklinikum Erlangen), the Faculty of Medicine biennially awards the Jakob-Herz Prize which consists of 10,000 EUR, donated by the Research Foundation of Medicine, a certificate as well as a medal showing the portrait of Jakob Herz. Jakob Herz was a prominent physician and researcher from Erlangen who became the first Jewish professor in Bavaria. He died on 27 September 1871 as a consequence of his selfless care for his patients.

The Jakob-Herz Prize honors outstanding scientific success in the whole field of theoretical and clinical medicine. Both, individual achievements in research as well as lifetime achievements, can be honored. The prize giving ceremony is organized by the Faculty of Medicine.

Awardee 2009:  Prof. Robert A. Weinberg

Awardee 2011:  Prof. Garret FitzGerald

Awardee 2013:  Prof. Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe

Awardee 2016:  Prof. Fred Gage

Awardee 2018: Prof. Laurence Zitvogel

Awardee 2020: Prof. Dr. Magdalena Götz

Awardee 2022: Prof. Dr. Douglas Easton

Awardee 2024: Prof. Dr. Steffen Jung

The Faculty of Medicine and the Research Foundation of Medicine (Universitätsklinikum Erlangen) annually award the Cord-Michael-Becker Prize for outstanding doctoral research in molecular medicine.

The prize consists of 5,000 EUR and honors the long-term engagement of Prof. Dr. Cord-Michael Becker, M.S. (IU Bloomington, IN/USA) regarding the development, institutionalization, and implementation of the degree program Molecular Medicine. Since 1999, this degree program has been combining medical problems with basic research and moleculobiological methods. It offers a very special qualification for a career in biomedical research.

To qualify for an application, the candidates must have completed a bachelor, master, or Ph.D. study at a participating university. The doctorate may not be older than 2 years. The prize giving ceremony is organized by the Faculty of Medicine.

Awardee 2013: Dr. Anke Bill

Awardee 2014: Dr. Lars Norman Sachs

Awardee 2015: Dr. Stephanie Ganal

Awardee 2016: Dr. Lucas Jae

Awardee 2017: Dr. Shany Koren-Hauer

Awardee 2018: Dr. Dominik Hotter

Awardee 2019: Dr. Maurice Labuhn

Awardee 2020: Dr. Corinna Setz

Awardee 2021: not awarded

Awardee 2022: Dr. Lukas Anneser

The Habilitation Award of the Medical Faculty of FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg is named after Carl Thiersch (1822 – 1895) from Munich, who was appointed full professor of surgery and ophthalmology at FAU in 1854. He was one of the most important surgeons of the 19th century, specializing in plastic surgery and cancer research. His scientific publications were distinguished by their precision and brevity, which led the Faculty of Medicine in 1967 to name the Faculty Prize for the best and most concise habilitation thesis of a year after him. The prize is awarded annually at a festive event.