Denmark’s leading neuroscientists receive DKK 140 million for groundbreaking research
The Lundbeck Foundation is now awarding the LF Professorships 2025 to five research projects, all of which have the potential to push the boundaries of our knowledge of the brain.
Every other year, the foundation awards Professorships to particularly visionary projects within neuroscience – the foundation’s central focus area. The goal is clear: to strengthen Danish brain research and bring Denmark to the forefront internationally.
- A 鶹 Professorship grant runs for six years.
- Applicants may apply for up to DKK 40 million for a project.
- Projects are selected through international peer review.
- To be eligible, applicants must conduct research at professorship level at a non-commercial Danish research institution, typically a hospital or university.
The grants span six years and give experienced researchers – current neuro-professors – the opportunity to carry out projects that can lead to real breakthroughs. And the selected projects are both diverse and promising, says Peter Thostrup, Senior Scientific Programme Director at The Lundbeck Foundation:
“They represent the breadth of neuroscience – from fundamental questions about how the nervous system controls the body’s movements to the development of new therapies against aggressive brain tumours such as glioblastoma.”
But the Professorship programme is about more than research alone. A central ambition is also to strengthen the scientific environment and pave the way for the next generation of researchers:
“The grants give recipients the opportunity to explore key issues in brain research by establishing an inspiring research environment. Here, younger researchers can unfold their talents and find motivation to continue their careers in academia,” says Peter Thostrup.
Recipients of LF Professorships 2025
Abigail Mackey, Clinical Professor, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals:
Has received a Professorship grant of DKK 20,000,000 from the Lundbeck Foundation.
Claus Juul Løland, Professor, Neuropharm and Genetics, University of Copenhagen:
Has received a Professorship grant of DKK 20,000,000 from the Lundbeck Foundation.
Kamilla Miskowiak, Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark:
Has received a Professorship grant of DKK 19,999,996 from the Lundbeck Foundation.
Ole Kiehn, Professor of Integrative Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen:
Has received a Professorship grant of DKK 39,091,459 from the Lundbeck Foundation.
Andreas Kjær, Professor of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet:
Has received a Professorship grant of DKK 40,000,000 from the Lundbeck Foundation.
