The Dan Norman Fund was endowed in April 2020 by David Norman (1975) and Lindzay Chan in memory of their son, who died, aged 20, in April 2019 following a battle with drug addiction.

The Fund supports a series of Dan Norman Early Career Fellowships and Doctoral Scholarships at Balliol, for outstanding postdoctoral and postgraduate scientists undertaking research into addiction at Oxford in a range of disciplines, from neuroscience to pharmacy. As part of Balliol’s Early Career Fellowships (ECF) programme, the Dan Norman ECFs also provide tutorial teaching for students in the biomedical sciences.

The inaugural Dan Norman ECF is Dr Lauren Burgeno, who came to Balliol in January 2021. Lauren is a neurobiologist with expertise in the role of dopamine and other brain systems in governing drugseeking behaviour.

"I am honoured to be the inaugural holder of the Dan Norman Early Career Fellowship, which will enable me to develop my research into the neurobiological underpinnings of addiction while also teaching neuroscience to future generations of Balliol medics and scientists. It was immensely moving to meet Dan’s family shortly after my election. I am hugely grateful for their support and commitment to the development and implementation of more effective therapeutic treatments for substance use disorders, through their investment in my research and teaching."

Dr Lauren Burgeno, Dan Norman Early Career Fellow in Biomedical Science



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