On Tuesday, January 28th 2020, Dr Anna Golebiewska, Group Leader at the NORLUX Neuro-Oncology laboratory, and Dr Johannes Meiser, Group Leader of the Cancer Metabolism Group at LIH’s Department of Oncology, received the “Legs Kanning Prize” from the association “Action Lions Vaincre le Cancer”. The prize rewards the scientific achievement of researchers who devote their career to cancer research in Luxembourg.

Interactive Training in Applied Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Investigators & Site Personnel

The Project Manager coordinates a number of projects involving externalparties, ensuring that they are set up according to procedures, deliverablesachieved, and budgets met. Preparing quotations and project plans with budgetsare an important part of the PM’s job.

The Science Office represents the central element in themanagement of the LIH research projects and the Research Project PortfolioManager (PPM) will be key in the coordination of the workloads/tasks betweenthe PI, project managers and various administrative services. The PPM will thusensure the appropriate support to the PIs all along the Project Life Cycle. ThePPM will organize the flow of information between PIs, SSC members,Departmental Project Managers and administrative services to ensure smoothprogression of research projects within the PLC Management processes of the LIH

Within the Department of Population Health, Dr. Torsten Bohn, Head of a newly formed group around Food,Diet, Nutrition & Health, aims to explore the relation of dietary patterns,nutrient composition and chronic disease aspects with a focus oncardiometabolic health and associated disease markers. More specifically, histeam is investigating the influence of bioctive nutrients and phytochemicals,as well as nutritional patterns, on novel markers of health, such as innovativebiomarkers and health indices. A close collaboration with the other departmentalteams around environmental pollution, physical activity and e-health is vital.

ANNULÉ - Santé périnatale au Luxembourg - "Les violences obstétricales"

The IT DevOps & Software Quality Specialist will lead software architecture strategy,design and development by applying cutting edge engineering, testing anddelivery practices. He/She will ensure that Information Solutions supportingbusiness operations are available, secure, scalable, robust, high performantand cost efficient to serve both IBBL and partners. Lastly, he/she will also beresponsible for identifying standard methodologies to increase quality, reducecycle time & cost, increase visibility, and improve ability to adapt tochanging needs

The World Health Organisation (WHO) coordinates a global network of measles and rubella reference laboratories. For many years, LIH has been hosting the Luxembourg National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella as well as a European Regional Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella. The laboratory has recently been successfully accredited again based on a thorough quality assessment by WHO representatives.

Lecture series Infection & Immunity: "SYSTEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND METABOLIC CONTROL OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY"- Prof Hongbo Chi