Marten Hoeksema was awarded the prestigious ERC Starting grant to start his own research group! With this grant Marten will study how cytokines, small secreted signaling molecules with immune-modulatory function, shape the phenotype of macrophages, thereby affecting chronic inflammatory diseases.


Read more: https://www.amsterdamumc.org/nl/vandaag/erc-starting-grant-voor-twee-amsterdam-umc-onderzoekers-.htm

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