The European Society
of Human Genetics

Young Investigators

ESHG Young Investigator Awards

The ESHG awards prizes of EUR 300.- for outstanding research by young scientists presented as a spoken contribution at the conference. All young scientists submitting spoken presentations were encouraged to apply. The nominee is the first author (i.e. presenting author) of the presented abstract and should not be more than six years post-doctoral.

2010 Winners

Young Investigator Awards for Outstanding Science

Louise Harewood
(Lausanne)

 

The Effect of Translocation-Induced Nuclear Re-organization on Gene Expression

Silke Nuber
(Tübingen)

 

Expression of Mutant A30P alpha-Synuclein in Conditional Mouse Brain: Implications for Early Stage of Parkinson's Disease

Sabrina Carrella
(Naples)

 

The microRNA miR-204 is required for vertebrate eye development

Olli Pietiläinen
(Helsinki)

 

Inverse mapping approach implies the role of large CNVs in intellectual deficits and learning difficulties in a population cohort
Session: C10 Statistical / Genetic Epidemiology

Shushant Jain
(Amsterdam)
Phenotypic modifiers of DJ1
Session: C04 Sensory Disorders and Neurobiology

Isabelle Oberlé Award

Suleyman Gulsuner
(Ankara)

 

Targeted next generation sequencing identifies a mutation associated with cerebellar hypoplasia and mental retardation with quadrupedal locomotion

Lodewijk Sandkuijl Award

Gosia Trynka
(Groningen)

 

Multiple common genetic variants for coeliac disease influencing immune gene expression
Session: C03 Complex Diseases

ESHG Poster Awards

Emma Burkitt Wright
(Manchester)

 

SHOC2 mutations in patients with cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome    P02.036

Alev Erogullari
(Lükeck)

 

A functional link of DYT1 and DYT6 dystonia: Repression of TOR1A (DYT1) gene expression by the transcription factor activity of THAP1 (DYT6)