Director
Esteban Gurzov, PhD
A/Prof Esteban Gurzov has dedicated his scientific career to investigate the pathogenic mechanisms of obesity and diabetes and the discovery of novel therapeutics. After his productive postdoctoral period in Belgium, he moved to Australia to continue his training in molecular pathways of metabolic disorders.
In 2017, he received a tenured Associate Researcher/Chercheur Qualifié position from the FRS-FNRS to direct the Signal Transduction & Metabolism Laboratory.
Email esteban.gurzov [at] ulb.be
AstraZeneca Scientific Award
JDRF Dr. Robert Goldstein Award
G.B. Morgagni Silver Medal Award
WELBIO Investigator
JDRF Future Research Leader
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Honours & Awards
2021 | AstraZeneca Foundation Award – Gene Editing as a Therapeutic Approach
2019 | WELBIO Starting Grant
2019 | European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant
2018 | JDRF Dr. Robert Goldstein Award
2018 | G.B. Morgagni Young Investigator Silver Medal Award
2018 | JMB Career Advancement Initiative
2017 | EFSD/JDRF/Lilly European Programme in Type 1 Diabetes Research. European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes
2017 | Future Research Leaders Program. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia
2016 | Chercheur Qualifié. Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS)
2016 | Transition Award. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International
2014-2016 | New Investigator Project Grant. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2014 | DART grant. Diabetes Australia
2013-2016 | Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International
2012 | Paula and Jack Hansky Prize for Research Excellence (Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute)
2009-2011 | Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship. European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
2009 | Sanofi-Aventis Diabetes Award (Belgium/Luxembourg)
2009 | Albert Renold Fellowship. European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD)
2008-2009 | Postdoctoral Fellowship. Federal Science Policy Office (FSPO, Belgium)
2005-2007 | PhD Scholarship. FPI Comunidad de Madrid (Spain)
2003-2004 | PhD Scholarship. Fundación Carolina. Ministry of Foreign Affaires (Spain)
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