Manuel Kaulich, professor at the Institute of Biochemistry II of Goethe University Frankfurt, was selected as an Henriette Herz Scout for the Alexander von Humboldt foundation. The Henriette Herz Scout program selects internationally recognised scientist, who demonstrated scientific excellence, successfully advanced the career of young scientist, and have large cooperation networks to open up opportunities for attracting international scientific talent. The award allows Manuel to recruit two international postdocs/scientist to his group and support their stay with a prestigious Humboldt fellowship, along a variety of educational and networking opportunities.