The Swiss Lung Foundation and the University of Bern’s Anatomical Institute will confer the prize – which includes an award of CHF 10,000 – for Kuehni’s outstanding achievements in Switzerland in the research field “Lungs and Breathing”.
The award was created in recognition of Ewald Rudolf Weibel, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Anatomical Institute. The award-winner will present her work at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, August 30, at 4 p.m. in the Ewald Weibel Auditorium of the Anatomical Institute, Bühlstrasse 26, Bern.