Research in the media

Daan van Aalten receives grant to study one of the most invasive pathogenic fungi

Professor Daan van Aalten has been awarded a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Infectious Disease Catalyst Grant programme of DKK 6 M. His work can ultimately lead to the identification of opportunities for the discovery of novel anti-fungal drugs.

[Translate to English:] villum fonden overrækkelse

Professor Daan van Aalten receives a Villum Investigator grant of DKK 40 million

With the grant from VILLUM FONDEN, Daan van Aalten from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University will identify which proteins carry a certain sugar modification that for unknown reasons is crucial for the development of animal embryos.

International top researcher moves to Aarhus University to study protein modifications

With a grant of DKK 50 M in the form of a Laureate Research Grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Professor Daan van Aalten moves his research group from the University of Dundee to the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, AU, where he has been appointed professor and will be housed in the brand new laboratories in the University City from 1 June 2022.