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🏆 Congratulations to Ole Kiehn, Professor at Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen on receiving the prestigious #AndersJahreMedicalPrize 2026. The prize recognises his groundbreaking discoveries on the organisation and function of neural networks that control movement. Through pioneering research, Ole Kiehn has made fundamental discoveries on how neuronal circuits function to choose, maintain, adjust and terminate the many movements of our body. His work has demonstrated how the circuits in the spinal cord and brain stem are organised and how the interplay between the brain and the spinal cord functions. His discoveries have impact on how we understand and will be able to treat movement disorders like ALS and Parkinson’s disease as well as spasticity that can occur after injuries of the spinal cord. The Anders Jahre Medical Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in Nordic medical research and is awarded by Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) | University of Oslo. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition of world-leading neuroscience research at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH Read more: https://lnkd.in/eZkzumtY