Für das Jahr 2026 erfolgte die offizielle Verleihung der ÖGAI-Preise am 4. November 2026 im Rahmen der ÖGAI Jahrestagung in Wien.
Clemens von Pirquet-Preis 2026
Matarr KHAN, Institute of Immunology, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna (Boucheron Lab)
Title: Single-cell and chromatin accessibility profiling reveals regulatory programs of pathogenic Th2 cells in allergic asthma, Nature Communications (PMID: 40089475)
Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57590-3
Karl Landsteiner Preis 2026
Christina JÄGER, IMP – Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Campus Vienna Biocenter (Van der Veeken Lab)
Title: Inducible protein degradation reveals inflammation-dependent function of the Treg cell lineage–defining transcription factor Foxp3. Science Immunology (PMID: 40478934)
Link publication: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adk5041
Fritz und Ursula Melchers ÖGAI-Dissertationspreis 2026
Katja Knapp, Performed at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna (Stary Lab)
Title of thesis: Preventive strategies and early immune responses in Chlamydia trachomatis infection
ÖGAI-Dissertationspreis 2025
Michell Buri, Performed at the St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Vienna, Austria (Putz Lab)
Title: How do leukaemic cells escape natural killer cell-mediated surveillance? Uncovering novel immune evasion mechanism(s).
