Professor Sadaf Farooqi (Professor of Metabolism and Medicine at the Institute of Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Laboratories, University of Cambridge, UK) is the 2026 recipient of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) – Novo Nordisk Foundation Obesity Prize for Excellence for her seminal contributions to understanding the genetic and physiological mechanisms that contribute to the development of obesity and its related complications.
A clinician-scientist, Professor Farooqi has fundamentally advanced scientific understanding of how body weight is regulated in humans and has helped shape new approaches to obesity management. The prize, awarded jointly by EASO and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, includes a DKK 2 million award. Of this, DKK 300,000 is a personal award, and DKK 1.7 million goes to support further research. Four researchers will also receive New Investigator Awards for their promising obesity research.
