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19.05.2014 Award for Max Planck Researcher

Manuel Kleiner was awarded the Friedrich Hirzebruch Prize
 
Friedrich Hirzebruch Prize awarded to Manuel Kleiner

Berlin, 19 May 2014

Manuel Kleiner, scientist in the Department of Symbiosis,
received the Friedrich Hirzebruch Prize of the Studienstiftung des
deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation) for his PhD thesis
“Metabolism and evolutionary ecology of chemosynthetic symbionts from
marine invertebrates”. The Friedrich Hirzebruch Prize is awarded once a
year for an outstanding PhD thesis in the fields of Mathematics, Natural
Sciences and Engineering. The official award ceremony with be on May 19
2014 in Berlin.




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Dr. Manuel Kleiner, MPI für Marine Mikrobiologie, Celsiusstr. 1, D-28359 Bremen,
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Dissertation title: “Metabolism and evolutionary ecology of chemosynthetic symbionts from marine invertebrates”, Manuel Kleiner.

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The worm Olavius algarvensis under the light microscope. Its symbionts allow it to thrive in nutrient-poor sandy sediments. (Photo source: C. Lott/HYDRA/ Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen)
Left: Also on Bermuda Manuel Kleiner did field studies.
Center: It was easy for divers to study the habitat of Olavius algarvensis in the shallow waters off the coast of Elba. (Photo source: C. Lott/HYDRA/ Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen)
Right: Intensive lab work for the preparation was necessary.
Manuel Kleiner(Source: private).
 
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