German Liver Foundation for scholarships in hepatology

For the year 2012 commends the German Liver Foundation for scholarships for young clinical researchers and basic scientists in the field of hepatology. Applications are now open.

With the German Liver Foundation Scholarships supports the implementation of clinical or basic science research projects in other institutions. The scholarships can be used for travel expenses, accommodation on site and any consumables in the host research institution may be used.
A scholarship is possible, if the two research facilities are located at different institutions and at least one of the two participating research institutions located in Germany. The maximum duration is six months per scholarship is a maximum of € 5.000, - as funding is available.

The scholarship application is available now until 15 February 2012 possible. The scholarship applications are examined by an independent expert committee. Whose members are Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Dienes, Vienna, Prof. Dr. Ansgar Lohse, Hamburg, and Prof. Dr. Michael Roggendorf, Essen. The fellows will be on the 9th HepNet Symposium (15th and 16th June 2012) announced.

"These grants serve the research networking in particular. It allows us to flexibly promote research exchanges. It is sufficient if just young researchers with little experience opportunities for start-up funding their research. Our scholarships can be an important stepping stone. On the other hand, lacks experienced clinical and basic researchers sometimes the way a specific experiment in another laboratory to carry out a project successfully completed - and we can help with the scholarship of the German Liver Foundation, "says Prof. Dr. Michael P. Manns , chairman of the German Liver Foundation. "Applications for the scholarships in 2011 have shown that this funding initiative is important and is very well accepted."

Further information and application forms can be found on the website of the German Liver Foundation http://www.deutsche-leberstiftung.de/foerderung/stipendien.

The German Liver Foundation
deals with the liver, liver diseases and their treatments. It aims to improve patient care and increase public awareness of liver diseases, so they can be detected earlier and healed. The German Liver Foundation also provides information and advice for patients and their families in medical questions: www.deutsche-leberstiftung.de.

BOOK: "The liver-book" of the German Liver Foundation provides comprehensive and easy to understand by the liver, liver diseases, their diagnoses and therapies. For each book sold is € 1, - will be donated to the German Liver Foundation. "The Liver Book" is available in bookstores: ISBN 978-3-89993-588-2, € 14.95.

Contact:
German Liver Foundation
Bianka Wiebner
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1
30625 Hannover
Phone 0511 - 532 6815
Fax 0511 - 532 6820
presse@deutsche-leberstiftung.de
http://www.deutsche-leberstiftung.de