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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Kevin Shield
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Dr. Jaime Uribarri
Dr. David Nieman
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Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Winner
Jonas Salling Quist
University of Copenhagen, and University of Leeds, Danmark
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Prof. Yvan Vandenplas
UZ Brussel
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Dr. David Nieman
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Dr. Jaime Uribarri
Prof. Valerie Duffy
University of Connecticut
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Prof. Jean-Louis Guéant
Inserm and Université de Lorraine
Prof. Dr. Kimber L. Stanhope
Dr. George Moschonis
La Trobe University
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Winner
Colleen Deane
University of Southampton, UK
Award Committee
Prof. Lluis Serra-Majem
Chairman
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Prof. Yvan Vandenplas
UZ Brussel
Prof. Antonis Zampelas
Professor of Human Nutrition
Dr. David Nieman
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Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Dr. Dolores del Castillo
CSIC
Dr. Francisco José Perez
University of Barcelona
Prof. Dr. Philip Atherton
Nottingham Uni
Dr. Javier Gomez-Ambrosi
Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Winner
Fiona Lavelle
Queen's University Belfast, UK
Matthew Snelson
Monash University, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Prof. Lluis Serra-Majem
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Dr. Leanne M. Redman
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dr. Francisco José Perez
University of Barcelona
Prof. Dr. Gunter Georg Christian Kuhnle
University of Reading
Dr. Gloria Vega
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Prof. Ina Bergheim
University of Vienna
Winner
Luigi Barrea
University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
Paige Berger
Award Committee
Prof. Maria-Luz Fernandez
Chairman
University of Connecticut
Prof. Lluis Serra-Majem
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Universitat de les Illes Balears
Dr. Francisco José Perez
University of Barcelona
Dr. Bernard Venn
Winner
Rachel Murphy
University of British Columbia, Canada
Hannah Holscher
University of Illinois, USA
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