2020
Karine Clément
The Jacobæus Prize 2020 honours long-time contributions to clinical research in metabolic disease
Professor Karine Clément from France is awarded the Jacobæus Prize 2020 of DKK 1,5 million (€200,000) for her clinical research in metabolic disease. She receives the Prize in recognition of her important contributions to the development of novel methods and models used in the clinical work with disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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About Karine Clément
Karine Clément
Professor
- Karine Clément, MD, PhD, is a medical doctor and full professor of nutrition at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris) and Sorbonne University in Paris, France.
- She is the director of the research unit NutriOmics at INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale – France’s National Institute of Health and Medical Research).
- From 2011-2016, Karine Clément was director of the Institute of CardioMetabolism and Nutrition (ICAN) in Paris, France.
- Karine Clément and her research group have contributed to more than 350 highly cited publications, and she contributes to several science advisory boards and international consortia, such as MetaCardis – a European Union project dedicated to the study of gut microbiota in cardiometabolic disorders.
- She is also a member of several international groups including The World Obesity Federation (WOF), The European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD), Association Francaise D’études et de Recherches sur L’obésite (AFERO).