The Roger Van Geen Prize recognises researchers with exceptional scientific achievements. Laureate Ilse Rooman has built a strong international reputation over the past twenty years as an expert in pancreatic cancer research and has received wide recognition for her innovative insights into how cells change behaviour and can develop into tumours. Rooman established successful research groups in Sydney and at VUB, securing significant funding along the way. At VUB, she has given cancer research a major boost through VSTA, a high-tech infrastructure that enables researchers to analyse tissue in the finest detail. She has also played a key role in BruPaCT, a Brussels-based network that brings together pancreatic cancer research. International advisory boards, editorial boards, and governing bodies have frequently called on her expertise.
The ceremony will take place at the VUB Health Campus in Jette on Thursday 30 April.