Recipients of the “GfH - Medal of Honor”
Award of the “GfH - Medal of Honor”

GfH Annual Meeting 2003 in Marburg, 1st to 4th of October 2003

In 2003, the German Society of Human Genetics for the first time conferred the Society’s highest decoration – the “GfH - Medal of Honor”. The “GfH - Medal of Honor” represents the first German award explicitly recognizing contributions to the field of human genetics. Therefore, this award highlights the area of human genetics as a field of expertise increasingly gaining a central position in medicine and representing an important link to the life sciences.

The first laureates most impressively represent the meaning of this award. Arno Motulsky and Friedrich Vogel are distinguished scientists who enjoy an international reputation and who have made significant, cooperative contributions to the reorientation and development of human genetics in Germany.

Professor Arno Motulsky

Professor Arno Motulsky as a researcher and university professor is one of the most outstanding personalities in human genetics. After the Second World War, he made lasting contributions to international communication within the field of human genetics in Germany.

Professor Friedrich Vogel

Professor Friedrich Vogel enjoys an outstanding scientific reputation. Due to his dedication to international communication and his foresight he has guided the evolution and development of the field of human genetics in Germany.

Picture from left to right: Prof. Dr. med. Claus R. Bartram, Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friedrich Vogel, Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Arno G. Motulsky, Seattle und Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Karl Sperling, Berlin

Prof. Bartram, Chairman of the GfH presented the “GfH - Medal of Honor” to the laureates. Prof. Sperling recognized the lifework of Arno Motulsky und Friedrich Vogel in his tribute.

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