120 million DKK for Interdisciplinary Brain Research
Five Danish researchers are set to receive grants of between DKK 20 and 30 million for neuroscience projects as part of the Lundbeck Foundation’s Collaborative Projects programme.
Modern neuroscience is interdisciplinary and often requires collaboration across scientific disciplines. Through the Collaborative Projects program, the Lundbeck Foundation has awarded DKK 120 million to five collaborative research projects aimed at increasing our knowledge of the brain and its diseases.
"The purpose of Collaborative Projects is to support advanced neuroscience research projects that tackle complex and demanding questions that cannot be solved by a single research group alone but require various professional approaches and profiles. We also hope that this cross-pollination will be fruitful for the broader neuroscience community in Denmark," says Peter Thostrup, Scientific Programme Director at the Lundbeck Foundation.
This year's Collaborative Projects have been awarded to five researchers at Danish research institutions who have established interdisciplinary collaborations – also across nations. Their hope is to create new knowledge in areas such as the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases like schizophrenia, sclerosis, brain tumors (glioblastoma), and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Each of the five projects is described below.
- The Lundbeck Foundation received a total of 51 applications for Collaborative Projects grants in 2024.
- Eight applicants were selected for peer review and were interviewed by a scientific committee: The Lundbeck Foundation's Grants & Prizes Panel.
- Five applicants have been awarded funding. Each of the five projects receives a grant of 20 or 30 million DKK.
Read more about the five projects:
Steffen Hamann receives 20 mio kr. from The Lundbeck foundation Collaborative Projects-program
Jiri Bartek recieves DKK 30 million in funding from the Lundbeck Foundation's Collaborative Projects programme
Melanie Ganz-Benjaminsen recieves 20 mio kr. i from The Lundbeck Foundation Collaborative Projects-program
Daniel Otzen recieves 20 mio kr. from The Lundbeck foundation Collaborative Projects-program
Konstantin Khodosevich recieves 30 mio kr. from The Lundbeck foundation Collaborative Projects-program
