Stefanie Dimmeler
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Stefanie Dimmeler is a German biologist
and biochemist
. Since 2001, she has been Professor of Experimental Medicine and Head of Molecular Cardiology at the University of Frankfurt, and in 2005 she won the 1.55 million euro Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
. Before she could receive the prize, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ( "German Research Foundation") had to clear her of all allegations of scientific misconduct
, which they did on 5 July 2005.
An investigation into Dimmeler's work was needed owing to mistakes in three of her publications. These had been admitted and corrected, and they referred to figures used in representative examples; her conclusions were entirely sound and reproducible.
Dimmeler went on to receive the Ernst Jung Prize
for Medicine in 2007 and a 2.4 million euro research grant from the European Research Council in 2008.
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and biochemist
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
. Since 2001, she has been Professor of Experimental Medicine and Head of Molecular Cardiology at the University of Frankfurt, and in 2005 she won the 1.55 million euro Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is a research prize awarded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft every year since 1985 to scientists working in Germany. This highest German research prize consists of a research grant of 2.5 million euro, to be used within seven years...
. Before she could receive the prize, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ( "German Research Foundation") had to clear her of all allegations of scientific misconduct
Scientific misconduct
Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in professional scientific research. A Lancet review on Handling of Scientific Misconduct in Scandinavian countries provides the following sample definitions: *Danish definition: "Intention or...
, which they did on 5 July 2005.
An investigation into Dimmeler's work was needed owing to mistakes in three of her publications. These had been admitted and corrected, and they referred to figures used in representative examples; her conclusions were entirely sound and reproducible.
Dimmeler went on to receive the Ernst Jung Prize
Ernst Jung Prize
The Ernst Jung Prize is a prize awarded annually for excellence in biomedical sciences. The Ernst Jung Foundation, funded by Hamburg merchant Ernst Jung in 1967 grants the Ernst Jung Prize in Medicine, now € 300,000, since 1976 and the lifetime achievement Ernst Jung Gold Medal for Medicine since...
for Medicine in 2007 and a 2.4 million euro research grant from the European Research Council in 2008.