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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Daniel Schlueter
Bielefeld University, Germany
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann
Chairperson
Klinikum Stuttgart
Dr. Conxita Mestres
University Ramon Llull
Prof. Patricia Schofield
Sheffield Hallam University
Dr. Ruth Tappen
Florida Atlantic University
Winner
Jenna Smith
The University of Sydney, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann
Chairperson
Klinikum Stuttgart
Prof. Patricia Schofield
Sheffield Hallam University
Dr. Conxita Mestres
Winner
Helio Jose Coelho Junior
Catholic University of Sacred Heart
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann
Chairperson
Klinikum Stuttgart
Dr. Virginia Boccardi
univeristy of perugia
Prof. Patricia Schofield
Sheffield Hallam University
Winner
Esmee M. Reijnierse
The University of Melbourne
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann
Chairperson
Klinikum Stuttgart
Prof. Patricia Schofield
Sheffield Hallam University
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Johnstone
Dr. David Facal
University of Santiago de Compostela
Dr. James Powers
Vanderbilt University
Prof. Manuel Montero-Odasso
Dr. Diane Bunn
Prof. Fabio Monzani
Intermediate Care Unit
Prof. Mojtaba Vaismoradi
Nord University
Dr. Virginia Boccardi
univeristy of perugia
Prof. William R. Taylor
Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich
Winner
Theodore D Cosco
Simon Fraser University
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Ralf Lobmann
Chairperson
Klinikum Stuttgart
Prof. Patricia Schofield
Sheffield Hallam University
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Johnstone
Dr. Catherine Roe
Washington University School of Medicine
Prof. Dr. Maria A. Fiatarone Singh
Prof. Manuel Montero-Odasso
Dr. Doris Y.P. Leung
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Winner
Emiel O. Hoogendijk
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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