Grants

The COVID years negatively affected the travels of candidates applying for the grants. Grants were assigned to the following candidates that were unable to travel during the years 2020 and 2021:

Dr. Olga Lusha, neurologist, 1st Children Hospital, Astana, Kazakhstan. Three-month stage at the Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome under Dr. N. Specchio.

Ms. Shadi Rahnama,PhD Student, Sharif University of Technology, Teheran, Iran. Six-month stage at the Eindhoven University of Technology under Prof. P. van der Schoot to study computer simulation of protein assemblies.

Dr. Sunmar Hamid, Mosul University, Iraq. Three months at ETN Dept. La Sapienza University to study cochlear implants under Prof. P. Mancini.


Late in 2021 the project was resumed and the following candidate was allowed to perform a three months stage:

Dr. Saanja Batbileg, Academy of Science, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia. Six-month stage at Chemistry Dept. University of Genoa to study fuels from plastic waste under Dr. A. Comite.


In 2022 only one candidate was allowed to receive a grant:

Dr. Assel Abilkhadirova, neurologist, Research Center for Maternal and Child Health Pediatric Neurologist, Kazakhstan. Three months stage at La Sapienza University, Department of Human Neuroscience, Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Rome, under the supervision of Prof. Vincenzo Leuzzi.


The project will be revitalized and expanded in 2023. A member of the Jepa Limmat Board will manage the project.