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HFSPO Congratulates Volker Haucke and Maria Elena Torres Padilla on Receiving the 2025 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award

The Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is delighted to congratulate Prof. Volker Haucke and Prof. Maria Elena Torres Padilla on being awarded the prestigious 2025 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

This esteemed recognition highlights their outstanding contributions to scientific research: Prof. Haucke for his groundbreaking work in cellular membrane dynamics and Prof. Torres Padilla for her pioneering studies in epigenetics and cellular plasticity.

As valued members of the HFSP community and host supervisors for HFSP Fellowship Awardees, they embody the excellence and collaborative spirit that HFSP strives to support.

We are proud to celebrate this achievement and look forward to seeing their continued impact on advancing the frontiers of science.

For more details, visit the DFG website.