EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence

The EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence recognises outstanding achievements in research which has led to significant advances in the understanding, prevention or treatment of diabetes or its complications.

To be eligible for nomination:

  • Candidates must be an EASD member
  • Candidates can be from any country
  • There are no age restrictions
  • Board Members of EASD or NNF are not eligible for nomination
  • Only employees of universities, hospitals or other non-profit institutions will be considered
  • Candidates should be currently active in diabetes research and continuing their research activity for the following 5 years

The awardee will receive a personal monetary award accompanied by a monetary award to support the ongoing research of the awardee, generously sponsored by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

The awardee will deliver a Lecture during the EASD Annual Meeting in the year of the award and is expected to provide annual reports on the research supported by the Prize for up to 5 years after receipt of the award.
 

Nominations for the Diabetes Prize for Excellence 2025

We invite you to nominate your candidate for the EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence 2025 - Give a valued colleague the recognition they deserve for outstanding achievements in diabetes research.

Nominations should be made on the available nomination form, and sent as one complete PDF to sarah.schotten@easd.org, containing:

  • One Letter of Recommendation of not more than 1,000 words signed by up to three nominators. Additional letters will be disregarded.
  • Curriculum vitae of the nominee including a list (without reprints) of ten publications considered to reflect the nominee's most important contributions to the diabetes field.

Nomination Form

The nomination deadline is 15 February 2025.


Learn more about the 2024 EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence awardee:

Juleen R. Zierath, Sweden
Lecture: Deconvoluting signals and metabolic rhythmicity of insulin- and exercise-action in type 2 diabetes

Awardee Booklet

Awardee Portrait Video

EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence Awardees:

2024 Madrid
J.R. Zierath (SE): Deconvoluting signals and metabolic rhythmicity of insulin- and exercise-action in type 2 diabetes

2023 Hamburg
R. Hovorka (UK): Automated insulin delivery - diabetes tech at its best

2022 Stockholm
A.-G. Ziegler (DE): Starting the clock to type 1 diabetes

2021 Virtual Meeting
J.A. Todd (UK): From HLA-DQ position 57 and back again

2020 Virtual Meeting
J.C. Brüning (DE): Brain insulin action in CNS-dependent control of metabolism

2019 Barcelona
D.J. Drucker (CA): Alimentary antidotes for amelioration of metabolic maladies

2018 Berlin
G.S. Hotamisligil (US): A quarter century of immunometabolism

2017 Lisbon
P.E. Scherer (US): The many secret lives of adipocytes: implications for diabetes

2016 Munich
A. Hattersley (UK): Defining heterogeneity in diabetes to improve clinical care

2015 Stockholm
S. O'Rahilly (UK): Human metabolic disease: lessons from genetics

The 2024 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence has been awarded to Professor Juleen R. Zierath.

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The 2023 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence has been awarded to Professor Roman Hovorka.

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The 2022 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence has been awarded to Professor Anette-Gabiele Ziegler.

 

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The 2021 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence has been awarded to Professor John A. Todd.

 

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The 2020 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence has been awarded to Professor Jens C. Brüning.

 

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The 2019 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence has been awarded to Professor Daniel J. Drucker.

 

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