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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Daniela S. C. Bispo
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Dr. Roger Schneiter
University of Fribourg
Prof. Fulvio Reggiori
University Medical center Groningen
Prof. Kazuyuki Kitatani
Setsunan University
Dr. Bor Luen Tang
National University of Singapore
Winner
Nimmy Varghese Thiruthanathil
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Winner
David Sánchez Porras
University of Granada, Spain
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Winner
Oguzhan Begik
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Dr. Roger Schneiter
University of Fribourg
Dr. Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev
K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, RAS, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Fulvio Reggiori
University Medical center Groningen
Prof. Yu Xue
Winner
Anukriti Mathur
Australian National University, Australia
Award Committee
Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Chairperson
University of Minnesota
Prof. Mark R. Wilson
University of Wollongong
Prof. Fulvio Reggiori
University Medical center Groningen
Prof. Dr. Ziv Gil
Holy Family Hospital Nazareth
Dr. Pablo García de Frutos
Prof. Christian Münz
University of Zürich
Prof. Natascia Tiso
Department of Biology - University of Padova
Prof. Dr. R. Martin Vabulas
Dr. Alessandro Poggi
Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Dr. Christian Dani
Institut Biology Valrose, INSERM/CNRS/UCA
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