The Zelcer lab's study describing the structure of SPRING and S1P is out. This was a great collaboration withDaniel Kober(UTSW) who is a biochemsitry and CryoEM wizard. This study provides th structural basis for the role SPRING has in proteolytic maturation of the S1P zymogen, and why SPRING is required for S1P-mediated cleavage of the SREBP transcription factors. Enjoy the reading and let us know what you think of this:
Karen and Panos got awarded the Amsterdam UMC Young Talent Fund . This fund awards young PhD talents a chance to further develop and enhance their skills, with the aim to provide the opportunity for PhD candidates to do an internship or follow a course at top international research institutes.
On Thursday 20th of March, Winnie Vos successfully defended her PhD thesis: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Immune Checkpoint Modulation in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory Diseases.