Left Photo: Artem Govorukhin (left) and Urša Uršič (right) as winners of the FameLab Regional Heat Dresden 2026. Right photo: Urša during her presentation. © André Wirsing
This year’s FameLab Regional Heat Dresden took place on May 6 at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) in Dresden. Scientists from throughout the region participated under the theme "Talking Science," with the goal of explaining their research in only three minutes to a wide audience.
Nine participants were judged on content, clarity, and charisma. Taking home the 1st prize and the Audience Award was Artem Govorukhin from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Govorukhin won with his presentation, “No Oxygen + FLASH = Bye-Bye, Tumor!” which explored innovative approaches in cancer therapy.
The 2nd prize was awarded to Urša Uršič, representing both the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) and the Excellence Cluster Physics of Life at TUD Dresden University of Technology. Urša’s talk, “How to be at the right place just in time? A story of a dividing embryo,” offered a glimpse into developmental biology.
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Both winners will participate in a two-day communication and media training course to prepare them to compete in the FameLab Germany final on July 1, 2026, in Bielefeld.
FameLab is an international competition for science communication initiated by the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK and has also been held annually in Germany since 2011. In over 20 countries, FameLab brings scientists to the stage under the motto “Talking Science.” Dresden was the venue for the East German preliminary round. The 2026 event was organized by DRESDEN-concept and Dresden Marketing.