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Committee on Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme 2024 – Disentangling insulin resistance

The Committee implements the Board of the Foundation’s decision to award the Foundation’s Challenge Programme grants that supports research within annually decided research themes.
In 2024 the theme is: Disentangling insulin resistance.

The Board has established a grant budget of DKK 360 million for the entire Challenge Programme in 2024, for large programme grants, each of DKK 30-60 million.

The Board selects the committee members among international experts in the fields of the annual research theme in accordance with the general rules covering the Foundation’s committees.

The current members of the Committee are listed below.

Antonio Vidal-Puig

Member

Professor, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Robert Semple

Member

Professor, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Patrick Schrauwen

Member

Professor, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

Ellen Blaak

Member

Professor, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

Cecilia Lindgren

Member

Professor, Big data institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Geltrude Mingrone

Member

Professor, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy / King's College London, United Kingdom