The LEO Foundation Award 2010 – Gold Award
Grantee: Dr. Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen
Amount: DKK 1,000,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2010
Geography: Denmark
Presented to young Danish dermatology researcher and MD Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen for his important contributions to the field of skin disease and contact allergy science.
Dr. Thyssen’s research provides conclusive evidence that the Danish initiative to regulate nickel exposure, started in 1990, has succeeded in decreasing the prevalence of nickel allergy in Danish women. His findings, published in The New England Journal of Medicine last year, hold global relevance and may contribute to interventions in other nations, including the US.