Three awards during one conference for the Complement research group
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accomplishment by the complement Research Group of Diana Wouters PhD, at the 26th International Complement Workshop held in Kanazawa, Japan, from 4-8 September 2016. All three PhD students attending the ICW received awards for their excellent research contribution.
Astrid Thielen was awarded with a competitive NVVI Travel Award to present her research with a poster titled 'Only modest contribution of the amplification loop after classical pathway initiated activation on human cells'.
Anna van Beek received a Poster Award from the International Complement Society (ICS) with her poster titled 'Dimerization of Complement Factor H-related (FHR) proteins: FHR-5 forms homodimers whereas FHR-1 and FHR-2 both homodimerize and heterodimerize'.
Lastly, Richard Pouw was awarded with a ICS Travel Award for his research which he presented with an oral presentation titled 'Improved complement regulation on host surfaces by a potentiating antibody against complement factor H as a new therapeutic strategy.
