Awards & Fellowships

Sabbatical Leave Programme

Introduction

The ESPE Sabbatical Leave Programme permits ESPE members to take a sabbatical in order to carry out research in another institution, thereby providing a unique opportunity for scientific renewal, new research development and the establishment of collaborative links.

Progress Report

How to apply

Applicants must send four copies of the completed application form, a cover letter, a short CV with a list of most relevant publications and a Host Institution statement.

Click here to download a copy of the application form. If you have queries, please email Raimo.Voutilainen@kuh.fi

This initiative is made possible by the generous support of the Eli-Lilly International Corp., USA.

Previous Winners

  • 1993 David Milner (d. 1996) Sheffield, England; Tomasz Romer Warsaw, Poland
  • 1994 Michael Preece London, England
  • 1995 - not awarded -
  • 1996 Alex Eberle Basel, Switzerland; Marc Maes Brussels, Belgium; Raimo Voutilainen Kuopio, Finland
  • 1997 - not awarded -
  • 1998 Cecilia Camacho-Hübner, London, England
  • 1999 Marie-Christine Lebrethon, Liège, Belgium.
  • 2000 Chris Kelnar, Edinburgh, Scotland (see report (pdf) (14kb)); Ursula Kuhnle-Krahl, Munich, Germany
  • 2001 Ursula Kuhnle-Krahl, Munich, Germany; Jeremy Wales Sheffield, England; Niels Birkebaek Aarhus, Denmark; Heike Jung Hanover, Germany; Nurgun Kandemir Ankara, Turkey
  • 2002 Jeremy Wales, Sheffield, England
  • 2003 Serge Lumbroso Nimes, France; Christian Roth Bonn, Germany
  • 2004 Pal Njolstad, Bergen, Norway (see report (pdf) (23kb)). Host: Ronald Kahn, USA; Christian Roth, Bonn, Germany (see report (pdf) (166kb)). Host: Sergio Ojeda, USA.
  • 2005 Ieuan Hughes, Cambridge, UK (see report (pdf) (34kb)). Hosts: Joseph Majzoub, USA and Peter Gluckman, New Zealand; Iréne Netchine, Paris, France (see report (pdf) (81kb)) Host: Pinchas Cohen, USA.
  • 2006 Jan Maarten Wit, Leiden, Netherlands (see report (pdf) 26kb)). Host: Michael Ranke, Germany.
  • 2007 Primus Mullis, Bern, Switzerland: Rescuing autosomal dominant growth hormone deficiency type II. Host: Iain Robinson, UK; 2007: Jacques Pantel, Paris, France: The ghrelin system in the zebra fish model. Host: R D Cone, USA.
  • 2008 Ze'ev Hochberg, Haifa, Israel (see report (pdf) (107kb)). Host: Peter Gluckman, New Zealand. 2008 Theo Sas, Ridderkerk, The Netherlands: The role of Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) in pre- and postnatal growth. A study in normal and fetal growth restricted pregnancies and in children born small for gestational age (SGA) with or without Silver Russell Syndrome (SRS). Host: Yves Le Bouc, France.
  • 2009 Wieland Kiess, Leipzig, Germany (see report (pdf) (28kb)) Host: George Werther, Australia. 2009 Fabrizio Barbetti, Rome, Italy: RNA-based therapy for infancy onset diabetes caused by mutations of the insulin gene. Host: Domenico Accili.