15 Oct '13
KUL researcher receives Unesco grant for women scientists
Summary
Researcher Marian Dejaeger of the University of Leuven has won the L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science grant
Flemish researcher wins Women in Science grant for cell migration work
Researcher Marian Dejaeger (pictured) of the University of Leuven has won the L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science grant together with two scientists from the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Dejaeger receives €60,000 for her work on treatments for bone diseases, like osteoporosis, that focuses on cell migration.
The biennial grants are awarded in Belgium for the fourth time, an initiative of cosmetics group L’Oréal and supported by Unesco, the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) and the Francophone counterpart FNRS. The purpose of the grants is to enable young researchers to start PhD research.
The international Award For Women in Science, which honours the career of one laureate per continent, was won by Flemish Alzheimer’s researcher Christine Van Broeckhoven In 2006. She now heads the jury for the Belgian grants.
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Established almost six centuries ago, the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) is one of the oldest universities in the Low Countries. International rankings consistently place it among the best universities in Europe.
Papal founding - It was founded as a Catholic university by Pope Martin V in 1425.
Bright minds - Over the centuries, it attracted famous scholars like Justus Lipsius, Andreas Vesalius, Desiderius Erasmus and Gerard Mercator.
Micro and nano - KU Leuven is home to the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec), a world-class research centre in micro- and nanoelectronics.
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