Aarhus researcher receives award from the Danish Diabetes Association
Reimar W. Thomsen from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital is the recipient of the Niels Schwartz Sørensen Award 2018 for his extensive contribution to research into diabetes. The award was founded by the Danish Diabetes Association.
Clinical Associate Professor and Consultant Reimar W. Thomsen has spent the past 16 years working on research into improving the treatment of Danish diabetic patients. He receives the Niels Schwartz Sørensen Award for his work to build a strong register-based research infrastructure within the field of diabetes in Denmark – including the nationwide DD2 project which comprises more than 8,000 patients with type 2 diabetes.
Reimar W. Thomsen was also among the first to demonstrate the risk of infectious diseases among diabetics via large population-based studies. He also studied the beneficial effect of cholesterol-lowering treatment in relation to infections at an early stage.
This year’s Niels Schwartz Sørensen Award goes to both Reimar W. Thomsen and Marit Eika Jørgensen from the Steno Diabetes Center. The two award winners each receive a scholarship of DKK 50,000.
Contact
Clinical Associate Professor, Consultant Reimar W. Thomsen
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine and
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Epidemiology
Tel.: (+45) 8716 8403
Email: rwt@clin.au.dk