The LEO Foundation Award 2023 – Region Asia-Pacific
Grantee: Dr. Laura Mackay, Professor, The University of Melbourne
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2023
Geography: Australia
Dr. Laura Mackay is a Professor at The University of Melbourne in Australia.
She receives the award for her momentous work within the field of immunological memory, as she continues to build upon her own research shedding light on how tissue-resident T cells provide first-line defense against infection.
The LEO Foundation Award 2023 – Region EMEA
Grantee: Dr. Lavinia Paternoster, Associate Professor, University of Bristol
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2023
Geography: United Kingdom
Dr. Lavinia Paternoster is Associate Professor at the University of Bristol in the UK.
She receives the award for her research pushing the boundaries of our knowledge on the genetic landscape of skin diseases. Lavinia Paternoster’s work has led to significant breakthroughs in the understanding of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and other complex human disorders.
The LEO Foundation Award 2023 – Region Americas
Grantee: Dr. William Damsky, Assistant Professor, Yale University
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2023
Geography: USA
Dr. William Damsky is Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine in the US.
He receives the award for his noteworthy contributions to the understanding of inflammatory skin diseases, as he particularly looks to expand our presently incomplete understanding of the cutaneous diseases Sarcoidosis and Granuloma Annulare (GA).
The LEO Foundation Award 2022 – Region Asia-Pacific
Grantee: Dr. Takashi Sakai, Assistant Professor, Oita University
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2022
Geography: Japan
Dr. Takashi Sakai is Assistant Professor at the Department of Dermatology at Oita University, Japan.
He receives the award in recognition of his visionary scientific approach to understanding the triggers and complications of atopic dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is a debilitating skin condition that causes inflammation of the skin and affects nearly 20 percent of all people at some point in their life.
The LEO Foundation Award 2022 – Region EMEA
Grantee: Dr. Esther Hoste, Assistant Professor, Ghent University
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2022
Geography: Belgium
Dr. Esther Hoste is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology at Ghent University, Belgium.
She receives the award for her impressive ability to produce research at the forefront of our understanding of skin biology and as a recognition of her exemplary leadership to her team and to future generations of researchers. Esther Hoste is a talent that has already demonstrated an extensive track record of providing advances to our understanding of the skin and its diseases – with important findings on the mechanisms behind wound healing, skin regeneration, skin inflammation and skin tumor formation published by herself and her lab.
The LEO Foundation Award 2022 – Region Americas
Grantee: Dr. Shadmehr Demehri, Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2022
Geography: USA
Dr. Shawn Demehri is Associate Professor at the Department of Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
He receives the award for his more than noteworthy contributions to the dermatology field, his truly exciting trajectory within skin research as well as his clinical skills. Dr. Demehri is a brilliant and exceptionally talented physician-scientist who leads a creative and accomplished research team studying the intersection between the immune system and early cancer.
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.
The LEO Foundation Award 2020 – Region Asia-Pacific
Grantee: Dr Yumi Matsuoka-Nakamura
Amount: USD 100,000
Grant category: LEO Foundation Awards
Year: 2020
Geography: Japan
Dr Yumi Matsuoka-Nakamura is Associate Professor at Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Japan.
She receives the award for her internationally renowned skin research and her exceptional track record in in skin immunology, allergy and microbiology – and a great vision for her future endeavors.