Five Veni grants of 250,000 euros
Fifteen researchers of the University of Groningen and the UMCG have been awarded a Veni grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Five of them are researcher at the Faculty of Science of Engineering.
The NWO has awarded a Veni grant worth up to 250,000 euros to 154 researchers nationwide who have recently obtained their doctorate. The Veni grant provides highly promising young scientists with the opportunity to further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.
The Veni is awarded by the NWO every year. A total of 1,127 researchers submitted an admissible research project for funding. 154 of these have now been granted nationwide.
The five new Veni laureates at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) and their subjects are:
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Name |
Faculty and research institute |
Subject |
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Laura Govers |
Global change and marine plant diseases Phytophthora infection of seagrasses and its consequences for coastal conservation and restoration. |
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Casper van der Kooi |
FSE |
How do flowers get their colours –and to what end? |
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Clemens Mayer |
Making enzymes to order
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Cristina Paulino |
FSE- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute |
Redefining concepts of membrane transport mechanism
Investigation of its structure and function will undoubtedly blur the current conceptual boundaries of translocation mechanisms. |
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Carsten Wloka-Tjalsma |
FSE - Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute |
Small pores, big sensors
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Talent Scheme
Together with Vidi and Vici, Veni is part of NWO’s Talent Scheme. Veni is aimed at excellent researchers who have recently obtained their doctorate. Researchers in the Talent Scheme are free to submit their own subject for funding. NWO thus encourages curiosity-driven and innovative research. NWO selects researchers based on the quality of the researcher, the innovative character of the research, the expected scientific impact of the research proposal and the possibilities for knowledge use.
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