On December 12th, the AstraZeneca Foundation, the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO) and the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S. - FNRS) unveiled during their yearly Awards Ceremony the names of the winners of the AstraZeneca Foundation Awards 2016. Three scientific prizes have been awarded this year, in three different disciplines: bioinformatics, oncology and cardiovascular/metabolic disorders. This year's winners are Prof Stein Aerts, Prof Pierre Sonveaux, and Prof Anne-Catherine Pouleur. These three Professors have been successful for their innovative research and will each be rewarded by a cheque of €25,000.
Prod Dr Aerts receives the Scientific Prize for his research on the understanding of complex DNA codes, which will contribute in the future to block the development of cancer, Prof Dr Sonveaux won the Scientific Prize for his research on the prevention of cancer metastases, and Prof Dr Pouleur is successful for her research on heart failure. As every year, the three winners were selected by an independent jury composed of the FWO and the F.R.S. - FNRS.
NS Approval ID 954614 Revision date 02/2016
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