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Graduate of the International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine attends Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

59 Nobel Laureates and 675 promising young scientists from more than 70 countries.Those numbers speak for themselves. More than 20,000 students and Graduates from the fields of chemistry, physics and medicine have applied for participation in the 60th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau. Among the chosen few was Dr. Meike Chevillotte, alumna and winner of the doctoral thesis award of the International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine at Ulm University.

The expert for infection biology who now works at Robert Koch Institut in Berlin has gathered various positive impressions at Lake Constance: “I experienced many famous scientists as modest and approachable people”, says Chevillotte. Even elderly Nobel Laureates still seem to be passionate about their research and do not even think about “retirement.” Meike Chevillotte’s major scientific interest is the virus-host interaction of Hepatitis B and C agents. In Lindau, the 30-year-old has exchanged many business cards with other young researchers from all over the world. “In the afternoon, we had discussions with 30 to 50 participants. I could even talk about problems of my present research and was confirmed in my assumptions. The discussion with Nobel Laureate Edmond Fischer was especially fruitful”, stresses Chevillotte. The atmosphere in Lindau has encouraged the biologists to further pursue a career in research.

Meike Chevillotte studied Biology at the University of Tübingen and graduated with top grades. Afterwards, she completed her doctoral thesis in virology at the University Hospital Ulm and was at the same time a member of the International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine. Chevillotte’s doctoral thesis (summa cum laude) “Novel approaches for optimisation of human cytomegalovirus antiviral therapy based on viral resistance profiles” was supervised by Professor Thomas Mertens. The Graduate School and the sponsor “Südwestmetall” suggested Meike Chevillotte to the admission board of the Nobel Laureate Meeting. After a thorough selection-process based on application papers and recommendation letters as well as prior scientific achievement, the young biologist was chosen. In 2010, Chevillotte was the only graduate of Ulm University to attend the Nobel Laureate Meeting – a more than dignified representative of the graduate school and the whole university.