HRD Grant Writing Challenge 2025

Congrats to Cristina, winner of the HRD Grant Writing Challenge 2025!

Our 4th annual HRD Grant Writing Challenge took place on Tuesday, July 29th, showcasing outstanding proposals and presentations from talented HRD doctoral researchers.

We are pleased to announce the winner:

Cristina Mencias from the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, who won €6,000 in consumables to implement her research idea.

The jury faced a tough decision, as all submissions demonstrated a high standard of quality and research dedication. We would also like to highlight the strong contributions made in the other two final presentations by:

  • Robert Gutgesell (Institute for Diabetes and Obesity)

  • Vasiliki Karagiannakou (Institute for Diabetes and Cancer)

We extend our sincere thanks to the jury members — Dr. Tobias Schafmeier, Dr. Maike Becker, Dr. Minodora Brimpari and Dr. Laura Leonhardt — as well as to all participants who contributed to making this competition an exciting event!