Emmanuelle WILHELM

⫸ Medical doctor & neuroscientist, curious about all matters related to the brain
⫸ Active in the field of Neurodegenerative Diseases & Movement Disorders, passionate about Parkinson's Disease
⫸ Strong drive to promote positive personal & societal change, highly motivated to help overcome new challenges in Parkinson's disease research, in the healthcare sector, in science communication and patient empowerment
⫸ Multilingual philanthropist valued for pronounced communication & networking skills
⫸ Leading by example, thinking critically but outside the box and continuously learning along the way

• WBI-World Excellence Grant 2023 (12-months scholarship for postdoctoral fellowship at HM CINAC, Madrid, Spain).
• MDS-ES Visiting Trainee Research Grant (6-months scholarship to initiate postdoctoral fellowship at HM CINAC, Madrid, Spain)
• WBI-World Excellence Grant 2020 (3-months scholarship for doctoral research exchange at HM CINAC, Madrid, Spain)
• National Congress of the Belgian Society for Neuroscience 2019: Best Oral Presentation (Prize destined for best oral presentations at the 13th National Congress of the Belgian Society for Neuroscience, Royal Academy for Arts and Sciences, Brussels)
• Belgian Brain Congress 2018: Patients' Associations Prize (Prize destined for best interaction with patients' associations at the Belgian Brain Congress 2018)
• L’Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science”, Laureate Belgium 2017 (2-year scholarship awarded every two years to promising young female scientists, starting a PhD thesis in the domain of Life Sciences; awarded via the FRS-FNRS)
• Aspirante FRS-FNRS (Belgian National Research Funds) 2017 (4-year doctoral scholarship)
• Doctoral scholarship by the Fonds Spéciaux de Recherche (FSR) (2016) (1-year scholarship to initiate doctoral research projects)
• Prize of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium: Laureate 2016 (Prize destined for best medical research student of the year 2015-2016)

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Exchange Plus Programme: Duodopa Therapy (2020)

Abbvie; Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Certificate of Higher Education in Healthcare Innovation (2019)

Université libre de Bruxelles

Advanced Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders (2018)

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Marketing for Scientists Workshop (2018)

UCLouvain

Human Brain Anatomy Course + Practical (2018)

Neurocourses, King's College London

Introduction to Matlab & Introduction to R Language (2017)

UCLouvain

• Loves: Art & Culture, Music, Reading, Sustainability, Travelling & Discovering New Cultures, Personal Development, Gastronomy, Hosting & Attending Networking Dinners
• Sports: Pilates, Aerial Silks, Horseriding, Fitness, Sailing
• Currently taking Italian classes
• Active member of URBAN CAMPUS, a coliving & coworking community in Madrid, Spain