Max Planck Director Erin Schuman Awarded Prestigious Körber European Science Prize

1998 BYI Erin Schuman, PhD, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, was awarded the prestigious Körber European Science Prize, worth one million euros. Schuman’s work has revolutionized our understanding of how neurons work. Her research has shown that proteins critical for neuron communication, memory storage and overall brain development are produced locally at synapses, the junctions between neurons. This discovery overturns the long-held belief that proteins are only made in the neuron cell body. Congratulations, Erin!