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News | 28/12/2020 | Research, Honors & Prizes
Franz Maximilian Groedel Research Prize

LMU physicians receive Franz Maximilian Groedel Research Award 2020

Dr. Ulrich Grabmaier and Dr. Ludwig Weckbach (both Medical Clinic I) were awarded the Franz Maximilian Groedel Research Prize 2020 by the German Society of Cardiology.
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Dr. Ludwig Weckbach (left) and PD Dr. Ulrich Grabmaier (right)

The prize was awarded for the paper Midkine drives cardiac inflammation by promoting neutrophil trafficking and NETosis in myocarditis, which was published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine in 2019.

The Franz Maximilian Groedel Research Prize is awarded to theoretical and clinical scientists whose scientific work deals with questions of cardiovascular research. The prize is endowed with 5,000 euros.

Further information on the Franz Maximilian Groedel Research Prize can be found on the DGK homepage.


Contact person:

PD Dr. med. Ulrich Grabmaier

Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I

Dr. med. Ludwig Weckbach

Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I

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