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📢🚨 Don’t miss this: Apply for the #EASD Rising Star Symposium and #EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme!

Eligibility: EASD members, within 7 years of PhD/MSc/MD

⏰ Deadline: 17 Feb 2026 | 12:00 CET

👉 Apply: www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...

Supported by Novo Nordisk

#diabetes
Call for Applications graphic for the EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme and EASD Rising Star Symposium. Text encourages young researchers in Europe to develop innovative diabetes research. Supported by Novo Nordisk through a donation. Includes EFSD logo, website europeandiabetesfoundation.org, abstract blue and green shapes, and an image of a researcher using a microscope.
February 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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2026 #EASD/#EFSD Rising Star @Sara Stinson examines multi-omic trajectories of #Alzheimer's disease, revealing a shared genetic–metabolic signature with #Type2Diabetes. #T2D #MultiOmics #OsloUniveristyHospital #UniversityofOslo link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rising Star 2026: Midlife multi-omic trajectories linking type 2 diabetes to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease - Metabologia
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October 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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#EASD/#EFSD Rising Star 2026 Carla Horvath (@ETH Zurich, @D-HEST) explores how menopausal oestrogen loss rewires adipocytes, shifting lipid storage and raising risk of type 2 diabetes and #MASLD. #Menopause #AdiposeTissue link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rising star 2026: How menopause rewires adipocytes and raises metabolic risk - Metabologia
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October 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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2026 #EASD/#EFSD Rising Star @AaronNovikoff brings to light novel strategies in anti-obesity #incretin pharmacology, redirecting focus away from poly-receptor agonism and towards the untapped potential of precision pharmacodynamics. #AntiObesity #Pharmacology link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rising Star 2026: pursuing novel strategies for precision incretin pharmacology - Metabologia
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October 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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🏆Congrats to Carla Horvath (@ethz.ch) for receiving the #EFSD Rising Star #Fellowship grant for her project: Adipocyte ACLY insufficiency drives postmenopausal glucotoxicity & epigenetic remodeling. The fellowship drives her #research into women's #health. We look forward to your #EASD2026 lecture!
Promotional graphic for EASD 2026, taking place 28 September - 02 October in Milan, Italy. The card announces that Dr. Carla Horvath has been selected for the EASD Rising Star Symposium and the EFSD Rising Star Fellowship. A circular headshot of Dr. Horvath (a smiling woman with light brown hair) is displayed on the right side of the card, set against a red brushstroke background. The EASD 2026 Milan skyline illustration and logo appear in navy blue. The EASD website URL (easd.org) is shown at the bottom right.
May 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Adults with single islet #autoantibodies who develop diabetes don’t all follow same path; some need early #insulin, others don't. 2026 #EASD/#EFSD Rising Star Nicholas Thomas’ research investigates who’s at greatest risk of needing insulin & how to predict this link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rising Star 2026: Understanding and identifying adult-onset type 1 diabetes: from disease classification to early-stage intervention - Metabologia
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October 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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🏆Congrats to Dr. Martin Schön (German Diabetes Center & University Hospital Düsseldorf) on receiving the EASD & #EFSD Rising Star Award for his project: Exploring #diabetes Heterogeneity: Toward Mechanistic Insight, Improved Classification, & Clinical Translation.
Excited for your #EASD2025 lecture!
Promotional graphic for the 61st EASD Annual Meeting, taking place 15 - 19 September 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Rising Star Award recipient Dr. Martin Schön is featured with a photo on the right. Background is red with the Viennese giant white Ferris wheel design. EASD logo and website (easd.org) are shown on the bottom.
June 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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🏆 Congrats to Dr. Aaron Novikoff (@helmholtzmunich.bsky.social) on being selected for the #EFSD Rising Star #Fellowship award for his lecture: Elucidating Novel Strategies for Precision Incretin #Pharmacology.

We look forward to your #EASD2026 Lecture!

Supported by Novo Nordisk.
Promotional graphic for the EASD Annual Meeting 2026, taking place in Milan, Italy from 28 September to 02 October. The graphic announces Dr. Aaron Novikoff as a recipient of the EASD Rising Star Symposium and EFSD Rising Star Fellowship. A circular headshot of Dr. Novikoff - a man wearing a dark blue shirt, smiling - is displayed on the right side. The EASD 2026 Milan branding appears throughout, with a stylised Milan skyline illustration in navy blue on the right. The website address easd.org is shown in the bottom right corner.
May 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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🏆 Congrats to Sara Stinson for being awarded the #EFSD Rising Star #Fellowship for her project: METRIC: Midlife multi-omic trajectories linking #T2D to late-onset #Alzheimer’s disease.

We look forward to your #EASD2026 lecture & wish you continued success!👏

Supported by @novonordisk.bsky.social.
Promotional graphic for the EASD Annual Meeting 2026, taking place in Milan, Italy from 28 September to 02 October. The graphic announces Dr. Sara Elizabeth Stinson as a recipient of the EASD Rising Star Symposium and EFSD Rising Star Fellowship. A circular headshot of Dr. Stinson - a young woman with long blonde hair, wearing a dark top and smiling - is displayed on the right side. The EASD 2026 Milan branding appears throughout, with a stylised Milan skyline illustration in navy blue on the right. The website address easd.org is shown in the bottom right corner.
May 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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🚨 EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme now open! Early-career #diabetes researchers: get #Funding for #Research stays up to 3 months to learn new technique/clinical skill.

📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026

Apply via the EFSD Programme Portal 👉 www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
Promotional banner for the “EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme” with a red “Call for Applications” label at the top. The text explains that the programme enables scientists and clinicians to advance their diabetes research by learning specific techniques or clinical skills at other institutions. The EFSD logo appears at the bottom left, and the website “europeandiabetesfoundation.org” is shown at the bottom right. On the right side of the image, there is a close-up laboratory photo of a pipette dispensing liquid into test tubes, set against a blue and green graphic background.
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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🚨REMINDER: Applications are now open for the EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship 2026:

⏳Deadline: 02 November 2026 (12:00 CEST)
🌍For #earlycareer scientists/clinicians in 🇪🇺 or EU-associated countries.
💶Up to €10,000

Apply via the #EFSD Portal ➡️ www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
August 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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🏆Congrats to Dr. Nicholas Thomas (@exeter.ac.uk) for being awarded the #EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme for his project: 10 yr outcomes in islet-autoantibody positive adults managed without knowledge of antibody status.

Looking forward to your lecture at #EASD2026👏

Supported by Novo Nordisk.
Promotional graphic for the EASD Annual Meeting 2026, taking place in Milan, Italy from 28 September to 02 October. The graphic announces Dr. Nicholas Thomas as a recipient of the EASD Rising Star Symposium and EFSD Rising Star Fellowship. A circular headshot of Dr. Thomas - a man with dark curly hair and a beard, wearing glasses and a light pink shirt, smiling - is displayed on the right side. The EASD 2026 Milan branding appears throughout, with a stylised Milan skyline illustration in navy blue on the right. The website address easd.org is shown in the bottom right corner.
May 21, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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📢 Applications are still open for the EASD Albert Renold Travel #Fellowship programme. Take this chance to gain new skills, expand your network, & elevate your diabetes research abroad.

📅 Deadline: 3 Nov 2025

📌Apply via the #EFSD Programme Portal: www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
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🚨Applications are now open for the EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship 2025:

⏳Deadline: 03 Nov 2025 (12:00 CEST)
🌍For #earlycareer scientists/clinicians in Europe or EU-associated countries. Up to €10,000.

Learn more & apply via the EFSD Portal ➡️ www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
Digital graphic promoting the Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme. The text reads: “Call for Applications. Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme. Enabling scientists and clinicians to learn techniques and skills at other institutions for advancing their diabetes research projects.” The image features a blue gradient background, the EFSD logo, and a circular photo of a laboratory pipette dispensing a drop of liquid into a row of test tubes. The EFSD website URL is displayed at the bottom: europeandiabetesfoundation.org.
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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📢 The Albert Renold Travel Fellowship programme is open for applications! Don’t miss out - apply now to boost your #earlycareer journey:
✅Receive up to €10,000
✅3months research stay

📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026

Apply via the #EFSD Programme Portal 👉 www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
Promotional graphic announcing a call for applications for the EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme. The text explains that the programme enables scientists and clinicians to advance their diabetes research projects by learning specific techniques or clinical skills at other institutions. The design features teal and green geometric shapes, an image of a laboratory pipette dispensing liquid into test tubes on the right, the EFSD logo at the bottom left, and the website europeandiabetesfoundation.org at the bottom right.
March 5, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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We’re proud to support 2020 EFSD/JDRF/Lilly grant awardee, Prof. Carolin Daniel & her team at the @www.helmholtz-munich.de for their study on immune modulation in #metabolic disease - targeting CD40L–CD40 shows promise for #T2D & #obesity.

Read here 📖👉 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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#efsd #diabetes #research #metabolism #type2diabetes #precisionmedicine | European Association for the Study of Diabetes e.V. (EASD)
We’re proud to support groundbreaking research led by Prof. Carolin Daniel and her team at Helmholtz Munich, exploring immune modulation as a novel approach to treat metabolic diseases. 🔎 Their lates...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🚨Applications for the EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship 2026 are still open! ≤ €10,000 for early-career researchers to undertake research visits abroad to learn skills to advance their #diabetes research.

📅 Deadline: 02 Nov |🕛12:00 pm CEST

🔗👉 www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
Promotional graphic for the EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme. It features a “Call for Applications” banner and explains that the programme enables scientists and clinicians to advance their diabetes research projects by learning specific techniques or clinical skills at other institutions. A laboratory image showing test tubes and a pipette appears within circular graphic elements on the right. The EFSD logo and europeandiabetesfoundation.org are displayed at the bottom.
September 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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🚨Applications are now open for the EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship 2025:

⏳Deadline: 03 Nov 2025 (12:00 CEST)
🌍For #earlycareer scientists/clinicians in Europe or EU-associated countries. Up to €10,000.

Learn more & apply via the EFSD Portal ➡️ www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
Digital graphic promoting the Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme. The text reads: “Call for Applications. Albert Renold Travel Fellowship Programme. Enabling scientists and clinicians to learn techniques and skills at other institutions for advancing their diabetes research projects.” The image features a blue gradient background, the EFSD logo, and a circular photo of a laboratory pipette dispensing a drop of liquid into a row of test tubes. The EFSD website URL is displayed at the bottom: europeandiabetesfoundation.org.
August 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Meet Dr. Oana Patricia Zaharia, recipient of the EASD Rising Star Symposium & #EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme.

📖 Read full publication: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

💡Applications are now open: www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...

Supported by @novonordisk.bsky.social
A graphic titled “Recipient Research Portrait…” featuring a portrait photo of Dr. Oana Patricia Zaharia, who is smiling and wearing glasses and a patterned shirt. The text identifies her as a Doctor from the German Diabetes Center. EFSD’s logo and full name, “European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes,” appear at the bottom. A graphic titled “Refining novel diabetes classifications by using markers of adipogenesis and adipose tissue distribution.” Below, a text box explains that Oana Patricia Zaharia investigates whether lipids in skeletal muscle or adipose tissue volumes are elevated in the severe insulin-resistant diabetes (SIRD) endotype and contribute to complications. The EFSD logo appears at the bottom. A graphic stating that the work is supported by the “EFSD Rising Star Research Fellowship supported by Novo Nordisk.” The bottom section reads “Apply for research grants and fellowships” with the EFSD website “europeandiabetesfoundation.org.” The background contains EFSD brand colors and abstract circular shapes.
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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📢🚨Remember to apply for the #EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme & #EASD Rising Star Symposium!

📅 Deadline: 17 Feb 2026 |🕛12:00 CET

Secure #funding & showcase your work at the #EASD2026 Annual Meeting in Milan 🇮🇹.

🔗👉 www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...

Supported by Novo Nordisk.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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🎉Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth at #IDF2025!
It was great to connect with #researchers from all over the world advancing #diabetescare through global #education & #networking 🌍

Join us at #EASD2025 in Vienna! If you haven't already, register here 👉 www.easd.org/annual-meeti...
A group of people standing together under the EASD sign, smiling and posing for a photo (EASD Scientific Officer Manuela Meireles, EASD Managing Director Manja Deparade, EASD President Chantal Mathieu, IDF President Elect Niti Pall and EASD member Prof. Leszek Czupryniak. They are dressed in various outfits, including clothing and footwear. The setting features a building backdrop. A group of people posing for a photo at the EASD booth, wearing a variety of clothing styles. There is a man (Prof. Leszek Czupryniak) and four women (including EASD Chief Scientific Officer Manuela Meireles and EASD President Chantal Mathieu) in the group standing together. The setting has blue walls and a blue carpet. A group of people (EASD President Chantal Mathieu, EASD Managing Director Manja Deparade and EASD Chief Scientific Officer Manuela Meireles) seated around a table indoors, engaged in discussion. The setting includes various individuals wearing business attire, with a focus on collaboration and conversation. The environment features walls and a ceiling typical of a conference space. A diverse group of people (EASD President Chantal Mathieu, EASD Managing Director Manja Deparade, EFSD Foundation Abdul Rauf and EASD Chief Scientific Officer Manuela Meireles) sitting in chairs in a conference room, smiling and dressed in various styles. The setting appears to be a gathering or event with many chairs and participants present.
April 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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🏆 Congrats Dr. Jens Lund (@cbmr.science &
& @ucph.bsky.social) for being awarded the EASD Rising Star Symposium & #EFSD Rising Star Fellowship for his research project: Circulating metabolites regulating energy homeostasis.

Looking forward to your #EASD2025 lecture & wish you continued success👏
Promotional graphic for the 61st EASD Annual Meeting, taking place from 15–19 September 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The background is red with a white Ferris wheel illustration on the right-hand side. At the top left, the EASD 2025 Vienna logo is displayed. Large blue text reads “61st EASD Annual Meeting” with event dates and location beneath. In the centre-left, a blue and white banner highlights the “Rising Star Award” recipient, Dr. Jens Lund. To the right, there’s a circular photo of Dr. Jens Lund, a man with short light brown hair, wearing a black and white striped shirt, smiling against a light grey background. At the bottom left is the EASD logo, and the website easd.org appears at the bottom right.
May 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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🧠Meet Asst Prof. Miriam Longo, EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship recipient. Her work advances translational #diabetes #research through gold-standard clamp #techniques & gut-brain axis studies, boosting #metabolic phenotyping expertise.

📖👉 www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S016...
Graphic titled “Recipient Research Portrait” featuring a circular headshot of Assistant Professor Miriam Longo. Text identifies her affiliation as Link Campus University, Rome. The design uses blue, green, and turquoise geometric shapes. The EFSD (European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes) logo appears at the bottom. Graphic describing research titled “Advancing metabolic research through clamp techniques and gut-brain axis exploration.” The text explains Miriam Longo’s training in advanced metabolic phenotyping, glycaemic clamp techniques, and investigation of gut–brain interactions, noting strengthened translational diabetes research capacity. Blue and green geometric background with EFSD branding. Graphic stating “Supported by the EFSD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship.” Below, a call to action reads “Apply for research grants and fellowships” with the website europeandiabetesfoundation.org. The background features curved blue and green graphic elements and EFSD branding.
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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🚨New study led by Prof. Claire Meek
@uniofleicester.bsky.social in Diabetic Medicine highlights key gaps in NHS blood testing for gestational diabetes. Great to see a past #EFSD/#sanofi grant recipient advancing maternal health.

📖👉 www.news-medical.net/news/2024121...

#Diabetes bit.ly/4iHsGJF
Study reveals gaps in gestational diabetes diagnosis in pregnant women | European Association for the Study of Diabetes e.V. (EASD)
🚨Important research alert for maternal health and diabetes care!🚨 A new study led by Prof. Claire Meek at the University of Leicester, published in DiabeticMedicine, reveals critical shortcomings in ...
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April 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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🏆Congrats to Dr. Sindre Lee-Ødegård (@uio.no & Oslo University Hospital) on being awarded the EASD Rising Star Symposium & #EFSD Fellowship for his research on tackling insulin resistance in South Asians via tailored #exercise.

We wish you every success & look forward to your #EASD2025 lecture!👏
Promotional graphic for the 61st EASD Annual Meeting, held from 15-19 September 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The background is red and features a white image of the Vienna Giant Ferris wheel illustration on the right. A blue and white banner announces the EASD Rising Star Award recipient: Dr. Sindre Lee-Ødegård. His photo appears in a circular frame on the right side of the image. The EASD logo and website (easd.org) are at the bottom
May 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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🧠Meet Prof. Juleen R. Zierath ( @ki.se), #EFSD/Lilly European #diabetes Research grant recipient. Her research shows how the #circadian clock regulates muscle metabolism, identifying NPAS2 as a target for insulin resistance in #T2D.

📄 Publication in preparation.

🔗 Explore more: shorturl.at/vYTPg
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July 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM