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Jun-Prof. Ani Grigoryan receives ERC Starting Grant

1.5 million euros for research into ageing blood stem cells

Blood is produced from blood stem cells in the bone marrow. When this haematopoietic system ages, people over 65 often suffer from anaemia, impaired immune responses or even leukaemia. In the "MANAGE HSC" study, junior professor Ani Grigoryan from the Institute of Molecular Medicine wants to investigate how the bone marrow changes with age and how this affects the ageing of human blood stem cells. The junior research group leader has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council worth one and a half million euros.
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