Dr Amée Buziau (Dept of Internal Medicine) received this year’s Prof. Dr. J. Terpstra Young Investigator Award at the Annual Dutch Diabetes Meeting (NVDO). The award aims to encourage and support young researchers conducting innovative research in the field of diabetes mellitus. It recognises outstanding research proposals based on a clear hypothesis and with the potential to generate results that are relevant and directly applicable to people living with diabetes or those at high risk of developing the condition.

The award comes with a €10,000 prize, which must be used in full to fund the proposed research, as well as a commemorative engraved award. The recipient is also invited to present their research during the annual NVDO meeting.

With this award, Amée will further investigate the determinants of fructose-mediated de novo lipogenesis. Her research aims to contribute to a better understanding of metabolic processes relevant to diabetes.