Edin Muratspahic receives Hans-Horst Meyer Prize from Austrian Pharmacological Society

Edin Muratspahić, formerly a PhD candidate at MedUni Vienna's Institute of Pharmacology, has been awarded the Hans-Horst Meyer Prize 2021 by the Austrian Pharmacological Society. His award-winning paper, chosen by the jury, focused on the development of a potential new analgesic based on a naturally occurring molecule in sunflowers. He performed his study in Christian Gruber's research group at MedUni Vienna's Institute of Pharmacology. The Austrian Pharmacological Society (APHAR) awards the Hans-Horst Meyer Prize annually in recognition of special achievements by young scientists working in experimental pharmacological and toxicological research, as well as clinical pharmacological basic research, with a view to promoting their ongoing development. Due to Covid, the award was not given in 2021 and is now being presented this year for scientific papers dating from 2021. About Edin Muratspahić - Edin Muratspahić was born in Bugojno (Bosnia and Herzegovina). He completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Vienna in 2014 and his master's degree in biological chemistry in 2017, graduating with honours.