In 2006, she was awarded as laureate for Europe the international L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science of l'Oréal and UNESCO, "For the genetic investigation of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases".
In 2006, the laureate for Europe in the international L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science was honored by l'Oréal and UNESCO. Her work focused on genetic studies of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.