Prestigious awards for six talented young researchers
The Talent Prizes and Young Investigator Prize for this year have been awarded to six young health science researchers at Danish hospitals and universities.
The Talent Prizes and Young Investigator Prize for this year have been awarded to six young health science researchers at Danish hospitals and universities. Their research focuses cover a broad range - from psychedelic compounds鈥 mode of action, over improving treatment of pancreatic cancer, to antivenoms.
Peter Thostrup, Scientific Programme Director at the Lundbeck Foundation explains the reason why their scientific work is awarded:
鈥淲e wish to recognize these brilliant research talents for their efforts, which contribute to new knowledge in basic research and point towards the development of new and improved treatment methods. Hopefully, their work may one day have a decisive impact on our understanding of diseases, thereby benefiting patients and society. In this perspective, we also hope that the recipients can serve as role models for younger scientists and inspire young people in general to pursue a path in science.鈥
The Young Investigator Prize is 1 million DKK, of which 700,000 DKK is earmarked for research, while the rest is a personal prize.
A Talent Prize is awarded to researchers under 30 years. Each prize is 200,000 DKK for research, and 100,000 DKK as a personal prize.
This year's Young Investigator Prize recipient:
Andreas Laustsen-Kiel
As a world first, Professor Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel , biotech entrepreneur and academic center leader , has prototyped a human...
This year's Talent Prize recipients:
Haidar M. Al-Khazali
By administering various headache-inducing substances to clinical trial volunteers, neuroscientist Haidar M. Al-Khazali has discovered...
Adile Orhan
Research by Adile Orhan, MD and PhD student aims to improve the outcome of surgery for pancreatic cancer with preoperative medication.
Mathias Maagaard Blem
Patients who experience severe pain after surgery fare worse than those whose pain is adequately controlled. However, hospitals are...
Drummond McCulloch
Drummond McCulloch, a PhD fellow, is fascinated by psychedelic drugs. With a rigorous scientific approach, he is in the process of...
Eva Havers Borgersen
Medical doctor and PhD fellow Eva Havers-Borgersen is investigating a life-threatening link between women鈥檚 diseases and cardiovascular...
