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ESTRO AWARDS
| Programme and Exhibition Guide
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jens Overgaard
Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark
Today, Professor Jens Overgaard might be the only remaining person
who has been an active part of ESTRO during its entire lifetime - from
its start in 1981 to date. He became interested in radiotherapy related
research as a medical student, and was further inspired by spending
a period of his training with Professor Herman Suit at Massachusetts
General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the mid 1970’s. This
brought him into a research career focused on translational research
and clinical trials addressing the issue of optimising radiotherapy on
a biological basis. He has co-authored more than 750 scientific papers,
and supervised more than 100 PhD and DMSc students, of whom
several of the candidates subsequently became leaders in ESTRO.
Jens was a founding member of ESTRO and has participated as a
speaker or chair in all annual ESTRO meetings ever since. He was
involved at an early stage in the organisation and development of the
Society. In 1985 he became the first chair of the educational committee.
He was also part of the
Green Journal
from its beginning, and has been
the Editor-in-Chief of
Radiotherapy & Oncology
for more than 25 years
(1990-2016). He has been member of the ESTRO Board for more than
30 years, including being president 1995-97. Among many honours, he
has received the Breur Award (1989), the Regaud Medal Award (2002),
the ESTRO 30th Anniversary Award (2011), and The Pezcoller Award
(2011).
Jens Overgaard