awards

I am filled with joy and pride about my scientific honors for my research. Special thanks are due to my research team.

my scientific honors

2018 Election as Honorary Fellow, International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids

2017 Honorary Member, Romanian Paediatric Society

2016 Georg-Klemperer Lecture and Award, German Society of Nutritional Medicine

2015 Doctor honoris causa, Univ. Granada, Spain

2014 Professor und Doctor honoris causa, Univ. Pécs, Hungary

2014 Fit4Future Award 2014, Cleven Foundation

2012-2017 Visiting Professor, Univ. of Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Academic Years 2012-2014 and 2016-2017

2012-2015 International Member, Gravida National Centre for Growth and Development, New Zealand

2012 Arved Wretlind Lecture Award, European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism

2012 Rank Lecture Award, The Nutrition Society

2011-2015 Visiting Professor, Universidad de Granada (Gobierno de Espana, Subvenciones para la Movilidad de Profesores Vistantes, MAS2010-

00368-P)

2009 Infant and Toddler Nutrition Research Award, European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (with Dr. Elvira

Larque, placental transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acids)

2008 Dr. Werner-Fekl-Award (with Dr. Skadi Beblo, neurophysiologic effects of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in children with phenylketonuria)

2006 Honorary Medal, Children’s Memorial Institute, Warsaw, Poland

2006 Infant and Toddler Nutrition Research Award, European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (with Dr. Linda

Schaeffer, Common genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster and their reconstructed haplotypes are associated with the fatty acid

composition in phospholipids)

2006 Dr. Werner-Fekl-Award (with Dr. Peter Rittler, The effect of hyperglycemic hyperinsulinemia on small-intestinal mucosal protein synthesis in

patients after surgical stress)

2006 Freedom to Discover Award, Bristol-Myers-Squibb-Foundation, New York, NY

2005 Comprix Gold Award 2005 for innovative health communication (with E. Frenkler)

2004 Dr Sreemanta Banjerjee Memorial Lecture, The Bengal Obstetric and Gynecological Society

2003 Research Award of the Medical Working Group Smoking and Health (with Dr. A. M. Toschke, Childhood obesity is associated with maternal

smoking in pregnancy)

2002 Honorary member, Polish Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

2001 Honorary Chair, Medical Faculty, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium

2001 Konstantin-Horemis-Award, Panhellenic Scoiety for Paediatrics

2000 Corresponding membership, Swiss Society for Paediatrics

1999 Award of the German Society for Nutritional Medicine (with Dr. Peter Rittler, investigation of intestinal protein synthesis with 13C-leucine)

1997 Copenhagen Research Award, Eur. Helicobacter pylori Study Group (with Dr. Angelika Kindermann, Evaluation of 13C-urea breath test for

diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in 1500 children)

1996 Petenyi Geza Prize, Hungarian Society or Paediatrics (with Dr. Tamas Decsi, antioxidant metabolism in obese children)

1995 Milupa-Award for promotion of nutrition science (with Dr. Hans Demmelmair, demonstration of endogenous arachidonic acid synthesis in man

in vivo)

1994 Petenyi Geza Preis, Hungarian Society or Paediatrics (with Dr. Tamas Decsi, metabolism of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in breastfed and

formula fed infants)

1991 Kraft-Research Award (Supply, metabolism and biological effects of trans-isomeric fatty acids in the perinatal period and in childhood)

1989 Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Award, German Society for Nutrition (Metabolism of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infants)

1986 Young Investigator Award (Int. Soc. Research in Human Milk & Lactation) (Polyunsaturated fatty acids in human milk)

1985 Milupa Award for Paediatric Nutrition Research (Lipid metabolism in paediatric malnutrition)