Rolf Tarrach Award Ceremony
Les Amis are delighted to invite you to the official ceremony of the 2024 Rolf Tarrach Award. This prestigious award has recognized the best doctoral thesis at the University of Luxembourg since 2012. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday 10 July at 18.00 at the Chambre de Commerce, honoring Dr Mina Tsenkova for her doctoral thesis: “Understanding the Role of Diet and Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer.”
The awardee is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Amgen in California, USA. She has recently joined the Department of Inflammation, the Department of Cardiometabolic Disorders, and the Department of Research Acceleration and Digital Innovation, where she leads an interdisciplinary project on unconventional T cell responses in atherosclerosis.
The award, endowed with 10.000 €, is sponsored by the Luis y Antonio Portabella Foundation and Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management Luxembourg. The evening’s guest speaker is Jean-Jacques Rommes, who brings three decades of experience in the financial sector, including a decade as the head of ABBL. He continues to serve on various Luxembourgish councils. His lecture is titled: “Growing the Dwarf – Luxembourg’s Path from Poverty to Congestion.”
Programme
Open to the public, beginning at 18.00.
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Welcome
by Gérard Hoffmann | Chairman of Les Amis
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Introduction of the laureate
by Prof. Dr Elisabeth Letellier | Doctoral thesis supervisor
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Official handover to the award winner 2024
Presentation of the thesis by Dr Mina Tsenkova: Understanding the Role of Diet and Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer.
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Lecture
by Jean-Jacques Rommes: Growing the Dwarf – Luxembourg’s Path from Poverty to Congestion
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Closing remarks
by Prof. Dr Marie-Hélène Jobin | Vice-Rector for Partnerships and International Relations
Cocktail reception hosted by Chambre de Commerce (around 19.45).
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