MAX PLANCK-HUMBOLDT RESEARCH AWARD | Meet the Prizewinner NOVEMBER 4TH, 2020 / 6:00 PM CET
	MEET THE PRIZEWINNER   Keynote Roberto Bonasio How can the same genes make workers and queens?   A single genome gives rise to different cell types through “epigenetic” control of gene activity, which is particularly important in the brain. Ants are an ideal model to study brain epigenetics because workers and queens use the same genes to perform different behaviours. In Harpegnathos saltator ants, workers can become queens by turning on and off specific genes. This allows us to study how changes in gene expression regulate brain and behavioural plasticity in response to social information. Q & A Session Roberto Bonasio in dialogue with   Andreas Kleinschmidt (Moderator and Journalist) Marc Timmers (German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) – Partner Site Freiburg) and the Audience
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	The Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award and Max Planck- Humboldt Medal honour outstanding and particularly innovative international scientists. Roberto Bonasio is honoured with the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2020, Luciano Marraffini receives the Max Planck-Humboldt Medal. > more
	ROBERTO BONASIO University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia is honoured with the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2020 for his outstanding research in the field of epigenetics. His studies on ants show how the epigenetic regulation of genes can influence the behaviour and appearance of individuals. Bonasio will use the 1.5 million euros in funding – provided by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research – for a deeper scientific collaboration with the University of Freiburg, Germany.           LUCIANO MARRAFFINI Rockefeller University, New York The microbiologist Luciano Marraffini receives the Max Planck-Humboldt Medal in recognition of his extraordinary achievements as one of the world's leading CRISPR/Cas experts.
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