The LEO Foundation Award 2021 – Region Asia-Pacific
Grantee: Dr. Satoshi Nakamizo, Assistant Professor, Kyoto University
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2021
Geography: Japan
Dr. Satoshi Nakamizo is Assistant Professor at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
He receives the award for his excellent dermatological research, focused on the roles of antigen-presenting cells in chronic inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis.
The LEO Foundation Award 2021 – Region EMEA
Grantee: Dr. Beate Lichtenberger, Assistant Professor, Medical University of Vienna
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2021
Geography: Austria
Dr. Beate Lichtenberger is Assistant Professor at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
She receives the award for her excellent research aimed at a better understanding of how fibroblasts affect skin cancer, skin regeneration and skin diseases like scleroderma and keloid scars.
The LEO Foundation Award 2021 – Region Americas
Grantee: Hunter Shain, Assistant Professor, University of California - San Francisco
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2021
Geography: USA
Hunter Shain is Assistant Professor at the University of California in San Francisco, USA.
He receives the award for his excellent and high-impact research in the field of dermatology and for his outstanding vision for research which outlines clear questions and approaches.