We are proud to share that two DIONE doctoral researchers received top honors at the 2nd Conference on Experimental Endocrinology in Freising!
Heidi Lunze (TU Dresden, B06 project of PD Dr. rer. nat. Ulrike Baschant) was awarded the Best Presentation Award for her talk:
“Specific overexpression of 11β-HSD1 as a model of local glucocorticoid action”
Ann-Kathrin Eiers (University of Ulm, B06 project of Prof. Dr. Jan Tuckermann) received the Best Poster Award for her poster:
“Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are essential for resolution of inflammation in arthritis”
We are truly delighted by this recognition and proudly congratulate both researchers on this great success!
The DIONE project B06 “Genetically-driven cell-specific activation of glucocorticoids and GR as a therapeutic tool in inflammatory arthritis” investigates how glucocorticoids act specifically on certain cell types in order to make better therapeutic use of their powerful anti-inflammatory effects while minimizing side effects such as osteoporosis.
By studying cell-specific glucocorticoid signaling in immune and stromal cells, the project aims to develop precise and safer therapeutic strategies for inflammatory arthritis.
