Annemieke Witteveen, Assistant Professor at Biomedical Signals and Systems (BSS) within the Faculty of EEMCS (TechMed Centre), has been nominated for the New Scientist Science Talent Prize. Alongside 14 other researchers from the Netherlands and Belgium, she is in contention for the title of Science Talent.
Witteveen studied Technical Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Twente. Additionally, she earned her PhD at UT, focussing on personalising post-monitoring in breast cancer research. With her ongoing research in Personalized eHealth Technology for Oncology, she focuses on personalized prediction, monitoring, and recommendation after cancer, such as optimal treatment of cancer-related fatigue after breast cancer or risk-based home monitoring for the late effects after cancer.
Earlier, Witteveen was already awarded several other prizes, including the best thesis in oncology of 2018/2019 of the Netherlands and Belgium, the Royal Academy of Science (KNAW) Early Career Award for innovative and original research (2022) and the Henk Stassen Award for connecting medical and technical sciences (2023).
Science Talent 2023
Young researchers are put forth for this award by universities and knowledge institutions. The election aims to provide a platform for the research of young scientists. "The world is on the brink of numerous highly complex global challenges, and more than ever, we need science to guide us forward," says Jim Jansen, Editor-in-Chief of New Scientist. "Whether it's new insights in climate, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, or lab-grown meat; research in these areas is indispensable." This year, 15 scientists were selected from this pool, and the public can cast their votes. After the public voting phase, which runs from August 16 to September 15, a panel of judges will assess the five candidates with the most votes.
The winner will be announced on 7 and 8 October. This year marks the seventh edition of the award. In the last edition in 2021, Caroline Gavaert, a university lecturer in the ITC faculty, was nominated.
