Avrion Mitchison Prize of the Schering Foundation 2017
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: Foundation German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin
Award given to: Leite Dantas, Rafael
Announced at: 05/12/2017
Date of awarding: 15/12/2017
Amount of prize money: 2500 EUR
About the distinction
This year's Avrion Mitchison Prize of the Schering Stiftung for the best research work in the field of chronic inflammation is awarded to Rafael Deite Lantas.A sustained increase of soluble inflammatory molecules in the bloodstream is the main reason for the development of chronic autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis or arthritis. Enzyme activity enhances the shedding of molecules into the bloodstream. In his work, Rafael Dante Leitas has shown that the protein Fhl2 blocks the involved enzyme Adam17 and thus inhibits the shedding of TNFalpha into the blood. The protein Fhl2 is thus a potential target molecule for the treatment of chronic autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis.
Link to the press release of the awarding organisation: https://scheringstiftung.de/de/programm/lebenswissenschaften/preise/avrion-mitchison-preis/avrion-mitchison-preis-2017/
About the award
The German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin (DRFZ) awards the annual Avrion Mitchison Prize of the Schering Stiftung for the best experimental, clinical or epidemiological research work in the field of chronic inflammation. The prize honors outstanding work by young scientists in the German-speaking countries. It carries a prize money of 2,500 euros and is funded by the Schering Stiftung.
Type of award: Award for the promotion of early career researchers
Website of the award or committee: https://scheringstiftung.de/de/programm/lebenswissenschaften/preise/avrion-mitchison-preis/
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 2004