Egon Stahl Medal in Silver 2005

was presented to OCI researcher Dr. Deniz Tasdemir (Group of Prof. Peter Rüedi) by The Society for Medicinal Plant Research (Gesellschaft für Arzneipflanzenforschung) in recognition of her highly valuable contributions to natural product chemistry, in particular by her outstanding phytochemical and pharmacological studies in the fields of plant and marine natural products against malaria and cancer.

The Egon Stahl Award was founded in 1985 by the Gesellschaft für Arzneipflanzenforschung on the occasion of 60th birthday of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Egon Stahl, a natural product chemist who developed Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). As a rule, the silver medal and an award of € 3000 are presented biannually to a scientist who has published outstanding scientific work during the years after graduation.

Pierre-Fabre Preis 2004

Dr. Tasdemir has recently received another prestigious award, the Pierre-Fabre Preis 2004 of the The Phytochemical Society of Europe. This award is given to a young European scientist who has made an exceptional contribution to phytochemistry or plant biochemistry.