FWF Wittgenstein Award Winner Elly Tanaka: The Magical Abilities of the Axolotl

When the Mexican salamander axolotl loses a body part, it grows back. Biochemist Elly Tanaka set out to unravel one of the great mysteries of medicine. For her groundbreaking work, she received this year’s FWF Wittgenstein Award, Austria’s most prestigious research prize.

Elly Tanaka is one of many researchers whose voyages of discovery are documented by the FWF in stories, videos, and podcasts in its science magazine scilog. Get to know Elly Tanaka, an impressive researcher, at Buch Wien—and immerse yourself in the world of research at scilog.fwf.ac.at.

Das Gespräch findet in englischer Sprache statt.

Moderation

Juliane Nagiller, Ö1

Eine Veranstaltung von scilog, dem Wissensmagazin des FWF in Kooperation mit ÖAW und IMBA.