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Three FAU researchers receive ERC Consolidator Grants
Another success for researchers at FAU: FAU researchers receive three ERC Consolidator Grants. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Krönke and Prof. Dr. Aline Bozec, both from the Chair of Internal Medicine III, and Henry Dube, Chair of Organic Chemistry I have each received one of the coveted ERC Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC).
Investigating the onset of rheumatoid arthritis
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Krönke, Chair of Internal Medicine at FAU (Image: FAU/Erich Malter)
Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Gerhard Krönke would like to use his grant to research the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis and hopefully discover new means of treatment. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common inflammatory autoimmune diseases in the world. It is caused by a malfunction in the body’s own immune system which leads to chronic, painful joint inflammation and joint destruction. Although there is no cure for the disease