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Poul Nissen

Professor Poul Nissen Receives the 2017 Novo Nordisk Prize

Poul Nissen, Professor at Aarhus University, is receiving the 2017 Novo Nordisk Prize for his pioneering studies of the structure and function of ion pumps. Through his research, Poul Nissen has clarified in detail, among other things, how ions and nutrients are transported into and out of cells. This fundamental knowledge is very significant for understanding life processes and in combating disease.

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About Poul Nissen

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Poul Nissen

Professor

  • Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University
  • 2013–: Director, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE), Danish node of the Nordic-EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine
  • 2007–: Director, Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease (PUMPkin Centre), Danish National Research Foundation
  • 2006–: Professor of Biochemistry, Aarhus University
  • 1997–2000: postdoctoral fellow under Thomas A. Steitz, Professor, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
  • 1993: MSc in protein crystallography, Aarhus University
  • 2016: Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • 2008: EliteForsk Award, Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Denmark
  • 2002: AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • 1997: PhD Prize (Gold Medal), Danish Academy of Natural Sciences