For his outstanding research, Dr. Alexander Bartelt is awarded this year’s Friedmund Neumann Prize. He was nominated for the prize by Prof. Dr. Jörg Heeren, Heisenberg Professor of Immunometabolism at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. “Alexander Bartelt’s excellent achievements are based on scientific curiosity, which, together with his brilliant mind and the application of innovative technologies, has led to pathbreaking works in the field of metabolism research. His widely cited studies have not only contributed to a better biological understanding of brown adipose tissue; they have also shown the therapeutic relevance of this fascinating tissue for treating metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes,” says Heeren.