The Sir Hans Krebs Lecture and Medal
The Sir Hans Krebs Lecture and Medal was endowed by a general gift from the Lord Rank Centre for Research and is awarded for outstanding achievements in biochemistry and molecular biology or related sciences. Sir Hans Krebs was a German-born British biochemist, well known for his work in identifying the urea cycle and citric acid cycle, and he played a key role in many ways during the early days of 51²èÂ¥.
The awardee, who should be active in European research, presents one of the plenary lectures at the 51²èÂ¥ Congress. The awardee receives a silver medal, and is awarded travel and accommodation expenses for the Congress. It is customary for the awardee to contribute a review article related to the lecture topic for publication inÌýTheÌý51²èÂ¥ Journal.
In 2023, the Krebs medal was awarded to Karen VousdenÌý(The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK), who spoke on ‘Diet, metabolism and cancer progression’ at the 47th 51²èÂ¥ Congress.
The Datta Lecture and Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology or a related area, and is normally given at each Congress of 51²èÂ¥ to one of the plenary lecturers. The lecturer should normally be from a 51²èÂ¥ country. The awardee receives a silver medal, and is awarded travel and accommodation expenses for the Congress. It is customary for the awardee to contribute a review article related to the lecture topic for publication inÌý51²èÂ¥ Letters.
The Theodor Bücher Lecture and Medal was endowed by a generous capital gift from Frau Ingrid Bücher to the Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie (GBM) and is awarded for outstanding achievements in biochemistry and molecular biology or related sciences. Theodor Bücher was a visionary German biochemist who played a key role in the early development of 51²èÂ¥ by arranging the acquisition of Biochemische Zeitschrift, which became theÌýEuropean Journal of BiochemistryÌýand laterÌý51²èÂ¥ Journal.