50 Years of the Jung Prize for Medicine: Hamburg’s First Mayor Tschentscher Honors Anniversary at City Hall

50 Years of the Jung Prize for Medicine: Hamburg’s First Mayor Tschentscher Honors Anniversary at City Hall

• Official Senate Reception at Hamburg City Hall: On May 21, 2026, Hamburg’s First Mayor Dr. Peter Tschentscher honored the 50th anniversary of the Jung Prize for Medicine with a reception in the Grand Ballroom of Hamburg City Hall.
• Independent funding since 1976: The Jung Prize for Medicine has been awarded since 1976; the prize money is granted without restrictions, enabling research with a high degree of scientific freedom.
• Impact across decades: Awarded research has had a lasting influence on medicine – including Nobel Prize-winning discoveries and breakthroughs such as CRISPR-Cas9 and mRNA technology.

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Medical Awards 2026: Jung Foundation Honors Research on Pain Therapy, AI in Cancer Surgery, and the Diagnosis of Rare Diseases

• Rohini Kuner (Heidelberg) receives the Jung Prize for Medicine (€300,000)

• Fiona Kolbinger (Dresden) is awarded the Jung Career Advancement Award (€210,000)

• Taroh Kinoshita (Osaka) is honoured with the Jung Gold Medal for Medicine

The Jung Foundation for Science and Research honours three researchers for their work in pain research, AI-assisted cancer surgery, and the diagnosis of rare diseases. The medical awards, endowed with a total of more than €500,000, will be presented this evening in Hamburg.

The 2026 Jung Prize for Medicine is awarded to pharmacologist Rohini Kuner of Heidelberg University. The 2026 Jung Career Advancement Award goes to physician-scientist Fiona Kolbinger from University Medicine Dresden. The 2026 Jung Gold Medal for Medicine is awarded to molecular biologist Taroh Kinoshita of The University of Osaka. The award-winning research shares a common goal: the development of new therapeutic approaches.

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Jung Symposium 2026: New Perspectives on AI-Supported Cancer Surgery, Rare Diseases, and Improved Pain Therapies

Under the motto “Excellence in Human Medicine 2026,” the Jung Foundation invites participants to experience groundbreaking research with direct benefits for patients on May 20, 2026, via livestream.

How can artificial intelligence support surgical decision-making in oncology? Which molecular mechanisms help us better understand and diagnostically classify rare diseases? And what does it mean for treatment when the nervous system “learns” pain? These questions will be at the heart of the 6th Jung Symposium, “Excellence in Human Medicine 2026,” hosted by the Jung Foundation for Science and Research and taking place on May 20, 2026, in Hamburg and via livestream. The symposium will be conducted in English, and participation is free of charge.

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