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Neuron Awards 2022

The Neuron Endowment Fund for the Support of Science presented the Neuron Awards to the best Czech scientists. During the gala evening of 16 October 2022, the prestigious honour was received by six promising scientists, one science-transfer project concerned with energy storage, and two scientists whose life's work has enriched world research. The evening at the National Museum was hosted by Karel Kovář, Kovy. Meet the new laureates and look back at the atmosphere of the Neuron Awards 2022. Final report: A Neuron Award for a paediatric haematologist, a world-class chemist, six promising scientists and a science transfer

Laureates

  • prof. MUDr. Jan Starý, DrSc.

    Medicine

    prof. MUDr. Jan Starý, DrSc.

    Neuron Award 2022 in medicine Prof. Jan Starý is a pioneer of paediatric haematology and oncology who was there at the birth of the bone-marrow transplantation programme

  • prof. Pavel Hobza, dr. h. c.

    Chemistry

    prof. Pavel Hobza, dr. h. c.

    Neuron Award 2022 in chemistry Prof. Pavel Hobza is among the world's most influential scientists in computational chemistry

  • Mgr. Mariya Shamzhy, Ph.D.

    Chemistry

    Mgr. Mariya Shamzhy, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award 2022 for Promising Scientists in chemistry The Neuron Award for research into porous materials

  • Mgr. Gabriel Demo, Ph.D.

    Biology

    Mgr. Gabriel Demo, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award 2022 for Promising Scientists in biology The Neuron Award for research into the communication of transcription and translation

  • Mgr. Martina Živná, Ph.D.

    Medicine

    Mgr. Martina Živná, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award for Promising Scientists in medicine The Neuron Award for finding the genetic cause of a hereditary kidney disease

  • Mgr. Jan Kynčl, Ph.D.

    Mathematics

    Mgr. Jan Kynčl, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award 2022 for Promising Scientists in mathematics The Neuron Award for breakthrough findings in combinatorics

  • Pinflow energy storage

    Chemistry

    Pinflow energy storage

    Neuron Award 2022 for Connecting Science and Business prof. Dr. Ing. Juraj Kosek – Ing. Jaromír Pocedič, Ph.D. – Ing. Jiří Vrána, Ph.D. – Ing. Petr Mazúr, Ph.D.

Videos and medallions

  • Watch the videos of the Neuron Awards 2022

Photo gallery from the awards ceremony

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