Dr. Heidi Noels and Dr. Yvonne Döring receive the W.H. Hauss Award from the DGAF
19-21 April 2018
Dr. Heidi Noels from the Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research at RWTH Aachen University together with Dr. Yvonne Döring from the Institute for Prophylaxis and Epidemiology of Circulatory Diseases at LMU Munich together received the DGAF W.H. Hauss Award 2018 from the German Society for Atherosclerosis Research (DGAF) during the 32nd Annual Meeting of the DGAF in Rauischholzhausen, Germany. They were awarded for their publication "Vascular CXCR4 Limits Atherosclerosis by Maintaining Arterial Integrity: Evidence From Mouse and Human Studies." (Circulation. 2017; 136: 388-403). In this work it could be shown that vascular CXCR4 has an atheroprotective function by maintaining the arterial integrity and preserving the endothelial barrier function. In addition, CXCR4 stabilizes a contractile smooth muscle cell phenotype. Targeted enhancement of these CXCR4-mediated protective functions could open up novel therapeutic options in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
The award was sponsored by a long-standing active member of the DGAF, Prof. Dr. Winfried März.
Project area Z
Administrative project
Robert Werner Mertens
MD student
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Internal Medicine
Project: The role of incretin hormone GLP-2 in septic cardiomyopathy
PI: Michael Lehrke
Robert Werner Mertens
MD student
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Internal Medicine
Project: The role of incretin hormone GLP-2 in septic cardiomyopathy
PI: Michael Lehrke
Consortium
Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Complications
in Chronic Kidney Disease
The SFB/TRR219 is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Project-ID 322900939
ELN Exchange Meeting (#12)
This letter provides an overview of the meeting focused on ELabJournal workflows, outlining key points and discussions to guide users through the topics covered.
On December 9th, the ELN Exchange Meeting brought together two consortia, SFB/TRR219 and CRC1382, for a collaborative session featuring a guest lecture by Dr. Dickson Wong, a post-doctoral fellow in the LaBooratory of Nephropathology at the Institute for Pathology and a member of the SFB/TRR219 consortia. Dr. Wong shared an insightful presentation on their workflow using eLabJournal in laboratory research.
The presentation highlighted key eLabJournal features, including:
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Centralized Sample Database: A single repository for storing and managing samples.
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Advanced Search and Filtering: Tools to quickly locate specific data.
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Protocols & SOP Management: Efficient organization of standard operating procedures.
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Experiment Documentation and Template Customization: Flexible templates tailored to specific experimental needs.
Dr. Wong emphasized how eLabJournal streamlines laboratory processes through features like:
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Version Control: Tracks changes and maintains a history of revisions for improved data integrity.
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Access Control: Manages user permissions to enhance security and prevent unauthorized access.
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Collaboration Features: Helps to share data, communicate in real-time, and streamline workflows for better productivity and data integrity.
These functionalities were shown to improve lab efficiency by organizing workflows, ensuring traceability, and maintaining security in the lab environment.
If you would like to watch the video of that meeting or access the presentation, here are the links with restricted access. You can contact Kseniia Dukkart (dukkart@itc.rwth-aachen.de) or Dickson Wong to request a password:
1) Presentation video on the SFB/TRR219 website.
2) Presentation slides on SharePoint.
Disclaimer
I hope this was an interesting read. If you have comments, remarks, or suggestions about other RDM-related topics for the next newsletters, please let me know by sending me an email at dukkart@itc.rwth-aachen.de.