FAU student accepted onto prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholars program
Recognition of promising talent: Peter Neidlinger is the first student from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) to be accepted onto the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program at Stanford University. This prestigious funding program supports outstanding graduate students from around the globe who are completing a Master’s, PhD or other graduate degree program at Stanford University. As well as providing financial support for three years – covering, for instance, tuition fees and the cost of living – the program also offers scholars mentoring, workshops and the opportunity to become involved in projects that prepare them to become leaders with an interdisciplinary mindset who are willing to take on responsibility in the community at large.
Through being accepted onto the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, Neidlinger will become a member of an exclusive cohort of young international talents who shine through their outstanding achievements in their field as well as a willingness to make a difference and become involved in the community. Neidlinger is currently completing his medical degree at FAU, and laid the foundation for clinical AI research by adding data science skills to his repertoire from an early stage. He aims to develop reliable machine learning procedures that will improve diagnosis, efficiency and access to medical care. “I am fascinated by the thought that in future we will be able to use AI-based methods to help patients so much more effectively than we do today,” he explains. In the fall he will start his PhD in Biomedical Data Science at the Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University. “In the US, PhDs are structured slightly differently than here in Germany, more like an actual degree program. While studying, you also work in three different labs before deciding on the focus of your PhD,” he explains.
Peter Neidlinger’s research to date has focused on the interface between computer-assisted pathology, immunology and immuno-oncology, and he has already spent six months at Stanford University and the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for Digital Health at TU Dresden. His research findings have been published in prestigious journals and at leading conferences.
Neidlinger has received a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, has been awarded the Peter-Scriba scholarship for doctoral candidates, and even won the first prize in the Software Challenge Germany while he was still at school.
He is also an active member of the community outside of university: In Erlangen, Neidlinger, who is originally from Lower Bavaria, was involved in establishing a large and active sporting community for roundnet, a dynamic sport in which a small ball is played over a small net reminiscent of a trampoline. “A lot of people also know the sport as spikeball, a niche sport that is gradually becoming more popular,” says Neidlinger.
More information:
Peter Neidlinger
peter.neidlinger@fau.de
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