Jens Sandahl Christiansen Award
The Jens Sandahl Christiansen Award is presented to an endocrinologist for a specific piece of research or project on metabolism in general (contributing to our understanding of metabolism). There are two Awards; one for clinical and one for basic science.
The recipients receive a monetary award as well as complimentary registration, accommodation and travel expenses to attend the European Congress of Endocrinology 2026, where they will give a 2-3 minute presentation of their research or project during the Awards session.
Novo Nordisk has provided a grant to European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) to fund the Jens Sandahl Christiansen Award presented by ESE. Novo Nordisk has no influence over the nominees or the chosen recipient(s) of the award.
2025 Winners
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Jens Sandahl Christiansen Award winners are:
Basic – Ana Djordjevic, Serbia 'Importance of gut microbiota for the effectiveness of weight loss – role of glucocorticoids’
Clinical - Alessandro Prete, United Kingdom 'Cardiometabolic Disease Burden and Steroid Excretion in Benign Adrenal Tumors: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study’
The 2025 awards will be presented at the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE 2025 ‘Connecting Endocrinology Across the Life Course’ in Copenhagen, Denmark. You will also be able to watch their presentations at the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE 2025.
Nominations for the 2026 Awards are now closed
The 2026 Awards will be presented at ECE 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Nominations for the award are invited from individuals or groups. The candidate must be a member of ESE and be permanently resident in Europe. The candidate must also be less than 45 years of age on 1 January (of the congress year), however this age limit can be extended by one year for each child for whom the candidate has served as the primary caregiver; other career breaks, e.g. due to other family commitments or ill health, will also be taken into account. Self-nominations will be accepted if supported by two ESE members.
Multiple nominations for the same person for the same award will not be accepted. If multiple nominations for the same nominee are received, the nominators will be contacted so that they have the opportunity to combine into one nomination submission. Letters of nominations can be co-signed by multiple supporters.
Nominations should include:
- Nomination covering letter, including the merits of the nominee and the reasoning for the nomination (no longer than two pages)
- CV and Bibliography - list the most relevant research/publications of the nominee (up to 10 publications within the last 10 years)
- Letter of support (if self-nomination) from two ESE members
- Details of the specific piece of research/project to be considered for the award
The jury is composed of five members of the Executive Committee and formed each year. The Chair of the jury will usually be the ESE Secretary.
Please contact the ESE Office for further information.
