Awards & Honors

RESEARCH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

• LEO Foundation Grant – Principal Investigator
  Project: Serum transcriptomics in melanoma patients.
  October 2016–2020
  
  “In this study, we are trying to identify specific RNA molecules in the blood of melanoma patients. These molecules could indicate disease progression or a positive response to therapy.” – Dr. Vujic, Dermatologist and Researcher, 1030 Vienna.
  
  
• Skin Inflammation Award by the Working Group for Biologics, OEGDV, 2018
  
  “This award was given for the paper ‘Apremilast in psoriasis – a prospective real-world study.’ In this study, we describe the efficacy and side effects of apremilast (Otezla®) in our patients suffering from psoriasis.” – Dr. Vujic, Dermatologist and Researcher, 1030 Vienna.
  
  
• Future Leaders in Dermatology, Travel Grant, Madrid, Spain, 2016
  
  “This excellent scholarship allowed me to attend the prestigious event in Madrid and share my research findings with other experts in the field of dermatology.” – Dr. Vujic, Dermatologist and Researcher, 1030 Vienna.
  
  
• Imrich Sarkany Memorial Scholarship, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Copenhagen, DENMARK, 2015
  
  “This travel scholarship is awarded to young dermatologists involved in research, enabling them to attend the major dermatological congress.” – Dr. Vujic, Dermatologist and Researcher, 1030 Vienna.
  
  
• Austrian Dermatology Prize – UNILEVER, Vienna, AUSTRIA, 2015
  
  “This award was given for the paper ‘Metformin and trametinib have synergistic effects on cell viability and tumor growth in NRAS mutant cancer.’ In this preclinical study, we describe new ways to treat melanoma with an NRAS gene mutation.” – Dr. Vujic, Dermatologist and Researcher, 1030 Vienna.
  
  
• ERASMUS – Scholarship for Medicine, Perugia, ITALY, 2004–2005
  Oxford Student Award for Foreign Students, Oxford, UK, 1996