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Christoph Schär receives honorary doctorate from University of Innsbruck
![Prof. Christoph Schär](/en/the-eth-zurich/portrait/latest-honours-and-prizes/2021/10/christoph-schaer-erhaelt-ehrendoktorwuerde-der-universitaet-innsbruck/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.317438802.jpg)
The Austrian University of Innsbruck has awarded Christoph Schär an honorary doctorate in natural sciences.
Denise Mitrano receives Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize 2021
Geochemist Denise Mitrano has been awarded this year's Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). She has developed a method for tracking micro- and nanoplastic particles in waters, soils and organisms.
Gregor Weiss receives International Birnstiel Award 2021
![Dr. Gregor Weiss](/en/the-eth-zurich/portrait/latest-honours-and-prizes/2021/10/gregor-weiss-receives-international-birnstiel-award-2021/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.664343594.jpg)
The International Birnstiel Award was launched in 2019. One of the six awardees in 2021 is Dr. Gregor Weiss of the Pilhofer lab who developed high-end imaging workflows using cryo-electron tomography together with complementing techniques to study bacterial cell-cell interactions.