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2019

Mark Atkinson

Recipient of the 2019 Jacobæus Prize is challenging longstanding dogmas in type 1 diabetes

Mark Atkinson

United States professor Mark Atkinson receives the 2019 Jacobæus Prize, accompanied by DKK 1,500,000 (€200,000), for his open-minded and seminal research on type 1 diabetes. His challenge of longstanding research dogmas has led to an improved understanding of type 1 diabetes.

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About Mark Atkinson

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Mark Atkinson

Professor

  • Professor, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, 1998 to present
  • Executive Director, Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD), Gainesville, USA, 2007 to present
  • Director, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, USA, 2014 to present
  • Recipient, University of Florida College of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018