The LEO Foundation Award 2013 – Silver Award
Grantee: Dr. Muzlifah Haniffa
Amount: DKK 500,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2013
Geography: United Kingdom
Presented to Muzlifah Haniffa, Wellcome Trust Clinical Intermediate Fellow in Dermatology at the Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, UK.
Dr. Haniffa’s research focuses on dendritic cells; a type of white blood cells also present in the skin that are important in regulating immune responses against microorganisms, cancer and tolerance to self-proteins. Her research has the potential to lead to enhanced vaccination strategies against cancer, such as melanoma, and infections.
The LEO Foundation Award 2013 – Gold Award
Grantee: Dr. Onur Boyman
Amount: DKK 1,000,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2013
Geography: Switzerland
Presented to Onur Boyman, Professor, Dr. med., Senior Consultant Physician and Head of Laboratory at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich.
Professor Boyman’s research focuses on the function of T cell subsets and different cytokines in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and other immune-mediated diseases and the treatment of melanoma. His research shows great promise both as a potential treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and as a potential cancer therapy.