ESPR Young Investigator Awards

ESPR Young Investigator Awards at EAPS 2020

The ESPR would like to congratulate the 2020 awardees of the Young Investigator Awards and the Bengt Robertson Award for Research of the Neonatal Lung at the virtual European Academy of Paediatric Societies Congress (EAPS 2020):

• ESPR Young Investigator Awards 2020

  1st place: Maria Feldmann, Switzerland
  

  Research Topic: Delayed Maturation of the Structural Whole Brain Connectome in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease.

  Prize: EUR 2000, complimentary participation in the virtual Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting 2021.

   

  This year there are two 2nd places for the YI-Prize:
  

   

  2nd place: Anouk Scholten, the Netherlands

  Research Topic: The Effect of Initial High vs. Low FIO2 on Diaphragm Activity in Preterm Infants at Birth.

  Prize: EUR 1,500, complimentary participation in the 2021 ESPR Annual Meeting: the 4th joint European Neonatal Societies Congress (jENS 2021).

  2nd place: Elise Mank, the Netherlands

  Research Topic: Efficacy and Safety of Enteral Recombinant Human Insulin in Preterm Infants: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

  Prize: EUR 1,500, complimentary participation in the 2021 ESPR Annual Meeting: the 4th joint European Neonatal Societies Congress (jENS 2021).

• Bengt Robertson Award for Research of the Neonatal Lung 2020 sponsored by Chiesi

  Emma Williams, United Kingdom
  

  Research Topic: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and postnatal growth following extremely preterm birth: A whole population study over a five-year period.

  Prize: EUR 3000, complimentary participation in the 2021 ESPR Annual Meeting at the joint European Neonatal Societies Congress (jENS 2021) in Athens, Greece, sponsored by Chiesi Farmaceutici.

The ESPR is proud of the achievements of these bright, young minds and we are certain they will provide further, significant contributions in the field of Paediatric reserach to improve the lives of infants, children and adolescends.

Young investigators represent the future of Paediatric research and the ESPR offers many benefits to its junior members. These include dedicated grants, special membership rates, a mentoring programme and the possibility to come up with own initiatives.

Contact the ESPR secretariat at office@espr.eu if you would like to find out more about opportunities for young investigators within the ESPR.