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We are proud to host the Humboldt research awardee Bassem Hassan, who received his award together with the Hiesinger Lab as host, from the German Federal Minster for Research, Technology and Space, Dorothee B\u00e4r, in Bamberg, Germany, on March 20, 2026. Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Award Ceremony in Bamberg, Germany, March 20, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From left to right: Prof. Dr. Robert Schl\u00f6gl, President of the Humboldt Foundation, Prof. Dr. Bassem Hassan, Humboldt Research Awardee, Dorothee B\u00e4r, Federal minister for research, technology and space, Prof. Dr. Robin Hiesinger, Host<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News item by Free University Berlin in German<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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