Research Awards

We are delighted about the national and international recognition of our research, which is reflected in the presentation of these prizes and in invitations to prestigious congresses.

Fanconi Memorial Prize (2021)

Prof. Bea Latal and Prof. Oskar Jenni have been awarded the Guido Fanconi Memorial Prize by the Swiss Society of Paediatrics. They were honoured for their outstanding achievements and services to paediatrics in Switzerland, to science, and to society. The Guido Fanconi Memorial Prize is awarded annually and honours particularly significant work that advances paediatrics.
Further information can be found here and here (in German).

Georg Friedrich Götz Prize (2014)

• Award: Special services in medical research
• Winner: Prof. Dr. med. Bea Latal, Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich
• Laureate: Prof. Dr. sc. nat. Magdalini Polymenidou, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich
• Report (in German): UZH News Broschüre: Georg-Friedrich-Götz-Preis

Newburger-Bellinger Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Award (2014)

• Award: 3rd Annual Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Symposium, Atlanta (USA)
• Winner: Prof. Dr. med. Bea Latal, Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich
• More Information: Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaboration (CNOC)