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News University of Excellence 07.2019
University of Excellence - Rector Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Hoch celebrates the excellence decision
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“We are a University of Excellence”

The University of Bonn is one of only eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany appointed today and one of two in North Rhine-Westphalia. With the six Clusters of Excellence acquired last September, the University of Bonn is the most successful university in the Germany-wide Excellence competition. We are happy and proud to be part of that excellent University.

We look forward to continue our excellent research in this great scientific environment.

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—Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer. At the German Cancer Congress 2026, German Cancer Aid is now presenting three large-scale projects that it is funding as part of its “German Alliance for Pancreatic Cancer” funding priority. In the funded project PrepAIred, Bonn researchers , in cooperation with the University of North Carolina (USA), want to use AI-based protein design to specifically combat pancreatic cancer. German Cancer Aid is funding the project with a total of 1.99 million euros over a period of four years.
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Niklas Klümper and Varun Venkataramani receive Lisec-Artz Prize

—Dr. Varun Venkataramani of the Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University and ImmunoSensation² member Dr. Niklas Klümper of the University Hospital Bonn have been awarded the Lisec Artz Prize for their outstanding cancer research. The University of Bonn Foundation and the University of Bonn Faculty of Medicine presented the awards to the two researchers on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) as part of the Cluster Science Days event held by the ImmunoSensation² Cluster of Excellence. The prize is worth a total of 15,000 euros.
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Prof. Christoph Wilhelm receives €1.25 million DFG funding for Reinhart-Koselleck project

—The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a Reinhart-Koselleck project at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) within the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation² at the University of Bonn with €1.25 million. The research team led by Prof. Christoph Wilhelm, Chair of Immunopathology at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, aims to investigate how the body maintains the balance of the gut microbiome during periods of illness and food scarcity.
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