27 January 2021
Prof. Dr. Luning Liu and Dr. David E. Olson Announced as Winners of the Life 2020 Young Investigator Awards
We are pleased to announce that the winners of the Life 2020 Young Investigator Awards are Prof. Dr. Luning Liu and Dr. David E. Olson.
Prof. Dr. Luning Liu is Chair of Microbial Bioenergetics and Bioengineering and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. His research focuses on the biosynthesis and functions of photosynthetic membranes, macromolecular assemblies, and organelles, as well as engineering bio-machineries for various biotechnological applications. He has published over 60 high-profile papers. As PI and co-PI, Dr. Liu has secured GBP 3.0M and GBP 4.5M funds.
Dr. David E. Olson is a chemical neuroscientist at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on understanding how small molecules like psychedelics influence neural plasticity, learning, memory, and mood. By harnessing compound-induced neuroplasticity, Dr. Olson’s group is developing next-generation neurotherapeutics to treat a variety of brain disorders.
As awardees, Prof. Dr. Liu and Dr. Olson will each receive an honorarium of 1000 CHF and the opportunity to publish one paper free of charge before 31 December 2021 in Life, after peer review.
We want to thank all the excellent young scientists who applied for this award as their brilliant CVs made the choice very difficult. We would also like to thank all of the Award Committee Members for their thorough evaluation of the applications.
