Kathrin Leppek
In a joint research project with Maximilian Billmann, junior professor Kathrin Leppek transcended the boundaries of her discipline. Thinking together in a transdisciplinary way led to research success, the TRA Research Award: “We are Uni Bonn,” says the researcher about her science team of the future.
Definitely collaborative
The joint research aims to help understand very specific and at the same time very large data sets derived from analyses of biological processes in order to identify cellular mechanisms. Kathrin Leppek: "I have always enjoyed collaborating. Modern molecular biology thrives on bringing together different areas of expertise, methods, and life experiences. A creative laboratory is also international and intercultural in structure."
The researcher relies on researchers who are committed to joint success.
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Leppek
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Preferably transdisciplinary
The TRA Research Prize is endowed with funding of up to €50,000. Transdisciplinary research teams from all TRA departments at the University of Bonn are eligible to apply. The decision is made by a steering committee of the transdisciplinary research area “Life and Health” based on criteria such as innovation potential, transdisciplinarity, and scientific quality. The transdisciplinary research areas at the University of Bonn open up spaces for exploration in which central scientific, technological, and societal challenges are tackled across disciplinary and faculty boundaries, including with external partners, even outside the scientific community. This generates insights that no one could have achieved alone.