In 2021 Professor Elie Azoulay received Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award for his ground-breaking research on some of the most critically ill intensive care patients with blood cancer.
About Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award
The DKK 1.75 million award includes DKK 1.25 million to be spent directly on research carried out at Rigshospitalet or in close collaboration with Rigshospitalet. The award is presented to an international high-ranking researcher. The researcher should have existing cooperation with one or more international research communities at the hospital, e.g. in the Rigshopitalet’s Centres of Global Excellence. The first presentation took place in 2011.
Recipients of Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award
2025
In 2025, German Professor Heymut Omran received Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award for hos groundbreaking research in rare respiratory diseases, particularly the chronic disease primary ciliary dyskinesia (PDC).
2025 - Professor Heymut Omran - University Hospital Münster, Germany
2024
In 2024, Professor Russell A. Poldrack, from Stanford University, received Rigshospitalet’s International KFJ Award in recognition of his contributions to neuroscience, data sharing, and open science.
2024 - Professor Russell A. Poldrack - Stanford University, USA
2023
in 2023, Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award was awarded to Swedish Professor Kaj Blennow, who is recognized as a global leader in the development of biomarkers for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
2023 - Professor Kaj Blennow - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2022
In 2022, the international KFJ Award was awarded to Professor Mark Febbraio, who has been working with Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet on research into the effect of physical activity on the immune system for more than two decades.
2022 - Professor Mark Febbraio - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
2021
In 2021 professor Elie Azoulay received Rigshospitalet's international KFJ Award for his ground-breaking research on some of the most seriously ill intensive care patients with blood cancer.
2020
In 2020 Rigshospitalet's international KFJ Award went to Professor John McMurray from the University of Glasgow. The Scottish research heavyweight has been working with Danish heart researchers for more than ten years.
2020 - Professor John McMurray, University of Glasgow, Scotland
2019
The icelandic professor, Kari Stefansson, has conducted groundbreaking research within population genetics with his company deCODE genetics, and he was the winner of Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award in 2019.
2019 - Professor Kari Stefansson - deCODE genetics
2018
Professor Jorma Toppari received Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award in 2018
2018 - Professor Jorma Toppari - University of Turku, Finland
2017
In 2017 the international KFJ Award was awarded to Professor Tom Eirik Mollnes from Norway who, together with Rigshospitalet, researches into immunology to discover new ways of treating cardiovascular diseases and severe blood poisoning.
2017 - Professor Tom Eirik Mollnes - University of Tromsø, University of Oslo, Norway
2016 - Dr. John E. Dick - University of Toronto, Canada
2015 - Prof. John C. Burnett Jr - Mayo Clinic, USA.
2014 - Prof. Mary Relling - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
2013 - Prof. Søren Bentzen - University of Maryland - School of Medicine, USA.
2012 - Prof. Thomas Olsson - Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden.
2011 - Prof. Bruce R. Rosen - Harvard Medical School, USA.