The Schering Stiftung awards the Ernst Schering Prize 2023 to Prof. Dr. Matthias Tschöp for his groundbreaking work in metabolic research. He is being honored for his discovery of the hunger hormone ghrelin, his dissection of the gut-brain signaling pathways, and his discovery of new classes of therapeutic agents that for the first time make it possible to normalize body weight and blood sugar levels in patients with obesity. For the first time, widespread diseases such as obesity and diabetes can be effectively treated with these drugs, thereby significantly reducing the risk of developing diabetes – a scientific achievement that has long been thought impossible.
Program
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
5:00 p.m. Ernst Schering Prize Lecture, Prof. Dr. Matthias Tschöp
Highly Effective Drugs against Obesity: from Discovery to Approval
6:00 p.m. Award Ceremony
Conversation between the laureate and Prof. Dr. Günther Wess
Venue: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Leibniz Hall
Markgrafenstr. 38, 10117 Berlin
For more Information or an interview with the awardee please get in touch with:
Nicole Tanzini di Bella
Phone: +49 (0)30-20 62 29-67
tanzinidibella@scheringstiftung.de
