Grants 2007

In 2007 the board of the Diabetes Research Foundation has decided to award a record 325,000 Euros for diabetes research. From this sum they have made one two-year grant (50,000 Euros per year), five large grants of 25,000 Euros each and 12 smaller grants between 4,000 and 15,000 Euros.

Sixty-five applications were received by the deadline, making the total funding applied for over 2.5 million Euros. For the two-year grants there were seven applications, for the larger grants there were 33 and for the smaller grants there were 25 applicants.

Two-year research grant, 50 000 euros per year

Kari Alitalo, University of Helsinki

One-year grants, 25 000 euros

Jaana Lindström, University of Helsinki, National Public Health Institute

Heli Ruotsalainen, University of Oulu

Kaija Salmela, University of Helsinki

Ismo Virtanen, University of Helsinki

Marja Vääräsmäki, University of Oulu

Smaller grants, 4 000 – 15 000 euros

Arno Hänninen, University of Turku, 15 000 euros

Petteri Arstila, University of Helsinki, 10 000 euros

Eija Pirinen, University of Kuopio, 9 000 euros

Mohan Babu, University of Kuopio, 8 000 Euros

Ronald Borra, University of Turku, 8 000 euros

Marc Gerrada-Giminez, University of Kuopio, 8 000 euros

Daniel Gordin, University of Helsinki, 8 000 euros

Mikko Honkasalo, University of Helsinki, 8 000 euros

Teemu Kalliokoski, University of Turku, 8 000 euros

Viveka Öling, University of Turku, 8 000 euros

Suvi Koota, University of Kuopio, 6 000 euros

Kristiina Huttunen, University of Kuopio, 4 000 euros