Director
Esteban Gurzov, PhD
A/Prof Esteban Gurzov has dedicated his scientific career to investigate the pathogenic mechanisms of obesity and diabetes and the discovery of novel therapeutics. After his productive postdoctoral period in Belgium, he moved to Australia to continue his training in molecular pathways of metabolic disorders.
In 2017, he received a tenured Associate Researcher/Chercheur Qualifié position from the FRS-FNRS to direct the Signal Transduction & Metabolism Laboratory.
Email esteban.gurzov [at] ulb.be
AstraZeneca Scientific Award
JDRF Dr. Robert Goldstein Award
G.B. Morgagni Silver Medal Award
WELBIO Investigator
JDRF Future Research Leader
Sanofi-Aventis Diabetes Award
Honours & Awards
2025 | Fondation Francophone pour la Recherche sur le Diabète (FFRD) Research Grant
2024 | FNRS Promotion Tenured Senior Research Associate / Maître de recherches
2024 | ERC Proof of Concept Grant REPRO-PTPs
2023 | EFSD/Lilly European Diabetes Research Programme
2021 | AstraZeneca Foundation Award, Gene Editing as a Therapeutic Approach
2019 | Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology (WELBIO) Starting Grant
2019 | European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant METAPTPs
2018 | JDRF Dr. Robert Goldstein Award
2018 | G.B. Morgagni Young Investigator Silver Medal Award
2018 | Journal of Molecular Biology (JMB) Career Advancement Initiative
2017 | EFSD/JDRF/Lilly European Programme in Type 1 Diabetes Research
2017 | JDRF Australia Future Research Leaders Program
2016 | Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) Tenured Research Associate / Chercheur Qualifié
2016 | JDRF International Transition Award
2014 | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia New Investigator Project Grant
2014 | Diabetes Australia DART Grant
2013 | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship
2012 | Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute Paula and Jack Hansky Prize for Research Excellence
2009 | European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship
2009 | Sanofi-Aventis Diabetes Award, Belgium/Luxembourg
2009 | European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) Albert Renold Fellowship
2008 | Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) Postdoctoral Fellowship
2005 | Comunidad de Madrid (Spain) FPI PhD Scholarship
2003 | Fundación Carolina / Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs PhD Scholarship
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