The Swiss Lung Foundation and the Institute of Anatomy of the University of Berne Award a personal prize of CHF 10’000 for the best research work in the field of “Lung and Respiration” in Switzerland.
- The award is granted for the first time in 2017.
- The choice of the prize winner will be decided by the Prize Commission.
- The winner will present the awarded work in person.
Award Prize Winner
The Ewald Weibel Prize 2017 for lung research goes on
Claudia Kuehni
Prof.Dr. med. Universität of Bern
For your excellent epidemiological and clinical work on pulmonary diseases of children, especially lung development, childhood asthma and primary ciliary dyskinesia, as well as her contribution to the creation of neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis
Berne, 30 August 2017
Award Requirements
- As a rule, the nomination or application should come from a Swiss university, clinic or research institute.
- The application can be written in German, French or preferably in English.
- The application must include the curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a summary of no more than two pages in English and a nomination proposal of the head of the Institute or Clinic of the applicant.
- The documents must be submitted by the 31.12 2016 to the following address:
Dr. med. Otto Brändli
Präsident Swiss Lung Foundation
Hömelstrasse 15
8636 Wald
contact to Otto Brändli ¦ submit Files
The prize commission :
- Dr. med. Otto Brändli, President
- Prof. Dr. med. vet. Max Gassmann
- Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Geiser
- Prof. Dr. med. Laurent Nicod
- Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Schittny