CIPSM-Researcher and Speaker Thomas Carell wins the prestigious Otto-Bayer-Preis 2008 for his work of the understanding of light-triggered DNA-lesions. Thomas is a specialist for the synthesis of DNA-lesions and lesion analogues, and their incorporation into DNA-strands and the investigations of the resulting structures (x-ray, enzymatic digestion) and biological fate (repair experiments, mutagenicity) of the damaged oligonucleotides. Press commentaries: Greenpeace-Magazin Pressrelations IDW-online LMU INAR.de Juraforum Informationsdienst Wissenschaft Leverkusen Sueddeutsche Zeitung, November 28th 2007 / S. 54: