Prisen gis årlig til lovende talenter ved sykehuset, og prispengene på 150.000 kroner skal benyttes til videre forskning. Westlye mottok prisen under en seremoni på Rikshospitalet fredag 8. juni.
Utdrag fra komiteens begrunnelse:
Lars Tjelta Westlye has been most productive and published more than 150 original scientific articles positioned in high profile journals. His research is highly innovative, recently illustrated by discoveries of brain imaging markers of mental illness. For three years in a row, Lars Tjelta Westlye has been awarded with the Oslo University Hospital’s Excellent publication award. He is certainly a dynamic and creative researcher who has created a stimulating research environment and strong international network.
Les mer på nettsidene til Oslo universitetssykehus: Klungland, Haugaa og Westlye årets fremragende forskere