2026 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – three young scientists from Luxembourg selected to attend

The FNR is pleased to announce that two young promising researchers from Luxembourg are among the 600 young scientists selected by the Lindau Selection Committee to attend the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The 2026 Meeting, dedicated to interdisciplinarity, takes place from 28 June – 3 July in Lindau, Germany.

The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings take place every year since 1951 and are designed as a forum for exchange, networking and inspiration. In Lindau, excellent young researchers meet the most acclaimed scientists of their field.

The young scientists selected for 2026 are outstanding undergraduate students, graduate students and post-docs under the age of 35. They have successfully passed a multi-stage international selection process. More than 130 academic partners worldwide – academies, universities and foundations – nominated the candidates for participation.

The two candidates from Luxembourg, who successfully passed a multi-step international selection process (incl. a pre-selection by the FNR), and whose attendance is co-funded by the FNR, are:

Rebecca Klapp

“As a PhD candidate in the Molecular and Translational Allergology Group at the Luxembourg Institute of Health and as part of the interdisciplinary Xpose Doctoral Training Unit, I am studying the early environmental imprinting of the immune system in the context of allergic disease. My research focuses on the impact of the chemical and biological environment by combining cohort investigations and in vitro models to elucidate the mechanisms triggering allergic disease.” – Rebecca Klapp, PhD student in Molecular and Translational Allergology at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)

Pauline Seeburger

“As a plant biologist by training, my research also integrates methods from (bio-)chemistry, physics, and eco-physiology to understand plant response to environmental conditions and stressors such as drought and extreme heat. By combining chemical analysis of stress-induced compounds, physical measurements of energy and water exchange, and physiological assessment of plant function, I investigate fundamental mechanisms involved in stress tolerance and affect plant survival, growth, and ultimately nutritional quality.”-Pauline Seeburger, PhD Candidate Environmental Sensing and Modeling (ENVISION), Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)