Dimitrios Tsiantoulas of the Medical University of Vienna's Department of Laboratory Medicine has been awarded the Young Investigator Award for outstanding publications in the field of basic research by the European Atherosclerosis Society EAS.

The EAS presents the annual Young Investigator Awards for outstanding publications in recognition of publications that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of atherosclerosis and related metabolic disorders.

Dimitrios Tsiantoulas received the award for the study "APRIL limits atherosclerosis by binding to heparan sulfate proteoglycans", which was published in the leading journal "Nature". Researchers have  discovered that a protein called "A Proliferation Inducing Ligand (APRIL)" provides protection against the development of atherosclerotic plaques.

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