Prof. Volker Haucke awarded the Ernst Schering Prize 2025 for breakthroughs in lipid roles in cell communication

Breaking news: we are proud to announce that one of the principal investigators of the TRR186 has been awarded the prestigious Ernst Schering Prize 2025.

Prof. Volker Haucke, Director at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) and Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at Freie Universität Berlin, has been named the recipient of the Ernst Schering Prize 2025. This science award honors his groundbreaking discoveries on the function of signaling lipids, which control the cellular responses to messengers, hormones, and nutrients, thereby shaping central processes in cell communication. His work paves the way for new therapeutic strategies in stroke, neurological disorders, and cancer.

The award ceremony will take place on 24 November 2025 in Berlin.

Link to Press Release: https://leibniz-fmp.de/newsroom/news/detail/volker-haucke-receives-the-ernst-schering-prize-2025

About the Ernst Schering Prize
The Ernst Schering Prize, endowed with 50.000 euros and presented by the Schering Stiftung (Schering Foundation), is one of Germany’s leading awards for outstanding basic research in the life sciences and chemistry. It honors discoveries that reshape fundamental understanding and open pathways toward medical or technological advances. The prize recognizes work of broad scientific impact and translational potential, making it a key marker of excellence in European biomedical research

Text: Francesco Cannizzaro