Young Investigator Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Metabolites 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Wout Bittremieux.

Dr. Wout Bittremieux is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Antwerp in Antwerp, Belgium. Dr. Bittremieux’s research employs advanced computational techniques to solve fundamental biological questions, including developing algorithmic solutions and artificial intelligence methods for the analysis of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and proteomics data. Dr. Bittremieux received his PhD in 2017 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 51 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Bittremieux’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 809 and his Hirsch index is 17. He is clearly a rising star in the field of computational metabolomics. Dr. Bittremieux has secured funding of more than EUR 950,000 since 2019. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bittremieux on his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Wout Bittremieux will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in Metabolites after peer review, and an electronic certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of many excellent nominations.

Metabolites 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

 
Metabolites 2022 Young Investigator Award
 
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Tao Huan
University of British Columbia

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer Chairman
UdS
Prof. Dr. Amedeo Lonardo
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria
Dr. Leonardo Tenori
University of Florence
Prof. Dr. Chi Chen
University of Minnesota
Dr. Victor Gault

Winner

Wout Bittremieux
University of Antwerp

Award Committee

Dr. Fidele Tugizimana Chairman
University of Johannesburg AND Omnia Group, Ltd
Dr. Yunping Qiu
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Prof. Dr. Amedeo Lonardo
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria
Prof. Dr. Yehia Mechref
Texas Tech University
Prof. Dr. Chi Chen
University of Minnesota
Prof. Hunter Moseley
University of Kentucky
Dr. Sarah MR Wille
NICC

Winner

Gabriele Rocchetti
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Award Committee

Dr. Fidele Tugizimana Chairman
University of Johannesburg AND Omnia Group, Ltd
Prof. Dr. MANFREDI RIZZO
UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO
Prof. Hunter Moseley
University of Kentucky
Prof. Dr. Chi Chen
University of Minnesota
Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer
UdS
Dr. Thusitha Rupasinghe
Metabolomics Australia
Prof. James McCullagh
University of Oxford

Winner

Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
Imperial College London

Award Committee

Dr. Peter Meikle Chairman
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Dr. Jose Manuel Lorenzo
Centro Tecnologico de la Carne
Dr. David Beale
CSIRO
Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer
UdS
Prof. James McCullagh
University of Oxford
Dr. Brian Drew
Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute
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