The Münster University Society honors the Max Planck scientist for his research achievements in the field of infection biology. Kaufmann studies the pathogens of threatening epidemics, develops vaccines and identifies biomarkers for better diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. At the award ceremony on November 8, the Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Natural Sciences in Göttingen and the MPI for Infection Biology in Berlin received the 20,000 euro award.