Diabetes and hormone disorder research receives millions in funding

Research into diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, thyroid disorders, and other hormone-related disorders receives a financial boost at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND) from the Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy (DDEA).

The DDEA bolsters the research field with a total of DKK 13.3 million, with grants going to 12 early-career researchers as well as a visiting researcher at SUND.

The grants from the DDEA support PhD scholarships, Postdoctoral fellowships and a one Visiting Researcher grant.

Congratulations:

• Anna Skovgaard Lerche, MD, PhD scholarships – DKK 1,100,000
• Christoffer Merrild, MSC, PhD scholarships – DKK 1,100,000
• Fie Pilsgaard, MD, PhD scholarships – DKK 1,100,000
• Ida Galst, MD, PhD scholarships – DKK 1,100,000
• Maria Montoya, MSc, PhD scholarships – DKK 1,100,000
• Lív Bech Árting, MSc, PhD scholarships – DKK 1,100,000
• Charlotte Høy Sander Kruse, BSc, PhD scholarships – DKK 1,100,000
• Kayla Martens, MSc, PhD scholarships – DKK 850,000
• Louise Lawson-Smith, MSc, Scholarship – DKK 850,000
• Edmund Battey, MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral fellowships – DKK 1,200,000
• Hüsün Sheyma Kizilkaya, MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral fellowships – DKK 1,200,000
• Sophia Metz, MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral fellowships – DKK 1,200,000
• Scott Summers (Ruth Loos, Host principal investigator), Professor, Visiting Researcher grant – DKK 261,517

See the full list of recipients here.