Dimitris N. Chorafas Prize
The Prize (USD 10.000) is meant to reward pre-graduate scientific contributions within the doctoral education.
The prize will be awarded at the Installation Ceremony of Karolinska Institutet.
Prize winner 2024 - Daniel Helldén
Daniel Helldén at the Department of Global Public Health is awarded the prize for his thesis, Impact of non-health sector determinants on child health the role of the Sustainable Development Goals : models, practices and perceptions in Cambodia and globally
Prize motivation:
Daniel Helldén has demonstrated great methodological breadth, ranging from qualitative methods to machine learning/big data, within the context of sustainable development goals and children’s health. His impressive scientific output has been published in top journals, and he exhibits significant scientific maturity. Daniel has effectively combined his research training with clinical work as a pediatric resident, along with teaching and responsibilities in global health. These efforts pave the way for the implementation of the results in clinical practice.
Previous prize winners
2023 - Sebastian Ols
2022 - Eivind Gottlieb
2021- Haohao Wu
2020 - Jiayao Lei
2019 - Gioele La Manno
2018 - Bianca Tesi
2017 - Arvid Guterstam
2016 - Alessandro Furlan
2015 - Miriam Elfström
2014 - Daniel Ramsköld
2013 - Maryam Derogar
About the Dimitris N. Chorafas Prize
The Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation was founded in 1992 and since 1996 the Foundation has a collaboration with 23 partner universities, including Karolinska Institutet. The subject area ‘medical science’ focuses on new PhD holders or doctoral students who are in the final phase of their doctoral work. The candidate should not have reached the age of 32 years at the time he/she is nominated to the prize.
The prize will be awarded at the Installation Ceremony of Karolinska Institutet.