Pharmacy student Luke van der Koog wins KNMP Student Award
Pharmacy student Luke van der Koog is one of the four winners of the KNMP Student Award. Van der Koog wins the prize for his graduation project 'Changes in the nerves around airways in asthma'. The prize consists of a cash prize of EUR 1000. The winning students have been nominated by professors and lecturers for their excellent study results.
Van der Koog has investigated the mechanism behind the changing structure and function of nerves around the airways of asthma patients. According to Prof. Taxis, he is one of the very best students and his findings shed completely new light on the mechanisms that regulate airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma.
| Last modified: | 22 October 2020 3.26 p.m. |
More news
-
03 July 2025
Erik Heeres receives RUG Impact Innovator Excellence Award
During the RUG Ventures Innovation Day, Prof. Erik Heeres of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (RUG) was awarded the Impact Innovator Excellence Award.
-
02 July 2025
€ 30 million investment for UG spin-off Portal Biotech
Portal Biotech, a pioneer in nanopore-based protein identification and sequencing technology, has raised € 30 million in Series A funding. The funding will support commercial rollout and team growth.
-
01 July 2025
‘Give seals space’
The Wadden Sea is constantly changing. Native animals need to be able to adapt in order to thrive in an environment that is shaped by the tides. By conducting research on seals in the area, PhD students Margarita Méndez-Aróstegui and Beatriz...