Five Health researchers receive honours from the William Nielsen Foundation
Half of this year’s honorary awards from the William Nielsen Foundation go to researchers from Health, recognising research in diverse areas such as brain diseases, cancer treatment, and rheumatic diseases.
A total of five researchers from Health have been selected this year to receive a personal honorary award from the William Nielsen Foundation. The five recipients from Health are:
- Clinical Professor Cai Grau from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy. He conducts research into cancer treatment and radiotherapy, including the development and application of particle therapy in Denmark.
- Clinical Professor and Chair Ellen Margrethe Hauge from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Department of Rheumatology at Aarhus University Hospital. Her work focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of immune-mediated rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and giant cell arteritis.
- Professor Ebbe Bødtkjer from the Department of Biomedicine. He researches fundamental mechanisms in physiology and disease, with particular emphasis on cell and cardiovascular biology.
- Clinical Professor and Chair Signe Borgquist from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Department of Oncology at Aarhus University Hospital. Her research primarily centres on breast cancer and oncological treatment strategies.
- Clinical Professor and Chair Jens Christian Hedemann Sørensen from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Danish Neuroscience Centre (DNC) at Aarhus University Hospital. He develops and tests advanced neurosurgical and neuromodulatory treatments for patients with brain disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and stroke.
An honorary award from the William Nielsen Foundation is granted based on professional recommendations from experts. Each recipient receives DKK 262,000 for unrestricted use.