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In the midst of economic gloom and hard times for science funding, one scientist has stood out and apparently found the winning formula.<\/p>\n

India-born Australian Haja Kadarmideen of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences has only been in Copenhagen for one year, but he has already hauled in a solid lump of cash for three different genomics and systems biology projects.<\/p>\n

\u00bbIt has been a fantastic first year at the University of Copenhagen as I have been able to develop and submit grant proposals to external funding agencies that attracted nearly DKK 19 millions, and in these hard and highly competitive circumstances,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n

Unclear first where to get funds<\/h2>\n

In June last year, Haja got EU funding for a four year project on the genetics of obesity in pig models to improve human health. Six months later, the National Advanced Technology Foundation (DNATF) chipped in with a three year grant to find a method to reduce boar taint in Danish pigs.<\/p>\n

Then, the Danish Strategic Research Council and the Department of Biotechnology funded a four-year project in co-operation with Indian partners to look at childhood obesity.<\/p>\n

\u00bbIt was quite unclear for me where, and how, I would be able to get external funds for my research before I moved to Denmark, so I was a bit nervous,\u00ab he admits to the University Post.<\/p>\n

Started applications before arrival<\/h2>\n

But then the work kicked in, and things turned out better than his highest expectations.<\/p>\n

\u00bbIt was a very intensive first year for me, as I had to start quickly networking inside and outside Denmark, formulating new ideas and writing these grant applications. But in the end, all the hard work paid off,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n

Haja says that before he arrived he got support from the faculty\u2019s research and innovation office, and a number of high profile collaborators (see box right).<\/p>\n

\u00bbNow that I have got the funding for all these projects, we have to execute these projects and deliver results \u2013 a challenge as well as a great opportunity\u00ab, he says.<\/p>\n

Family here<\/h2>\n

Denmark is the sixth country in Haja\u2019s scientific career. Trained as a vet in Chennai, India, he then moved into genetics, doing his PhD in Canada and working in Holland, the UK, Switzerland and Australia.<\/p>\n

\u00bbBeing a vet and having a veterinary practice has enabled me to connect my research to practical, applied medical genetics,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n

Haja\u2019s wife, who is from Holland, and three children have also moved to Copenhagen with him.<\/p>\n

Read about the science behind Haja’s projects in an in-depth article here.<\/a><\/p>\n

miy@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n

Stay in the know about news and events happening in Copenhagen by signing up for the University Post\u2019s weekly newsletter here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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