Tobias Schindler in Tanzania, 2013.
Tobias Schindler in Tanzania, 2013. Tobias Schindler has received the R. Geigy Award 2020 worth CHF 20,000 in recognition of his achievements in the development of new diagnostic tools in the fight against diseases such as malaria and the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. In memory of the biologist and founder of Swiss TPH, Rudolf Geigy, the R. Geigy Foundation presents this award every two years to young researchers who have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements in the field of neglected tropical diseases or public health. An exact diagnosis of fever diseases is not common in Africa, as patients with a fever are still routinely treated only for malaria. Together with partners from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Tobias Schindler, Postdoctoral Scientific Collaborator at Swiss TPH, has developed a molecular diagnostic platform for the exact detection of malaria in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea, Schindler and his team used their infrastructure to diagnose and treat the devastating respiratory disease. For this work, he receives the 11th R. Geigy Award, worth CHF 20,000.
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