{"id":1610,"date":"2026-07-13T10:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucdr.be\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:31:05","slug":"prof-decio-l-eizirik-receives-the-bottazzo-award-for-outstanding-achievements-in-immunology-of-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucdr.be\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/prof-decio-l-eizirik-receives-the-bottazzo-award-for-outstanding-achievements-in-immunology-of-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Decio L. Eizirik receives the 37 Annual Krock Lecture Award of Uppsala University for Outstanding Contribution to Diabetology."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1610\" class=\"elementor elementor-1610\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1673c4c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1673c4c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3772c89e\" data-id=\"3772c89e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ba0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02ba0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Decio L. Eizirik receives the 37 Annual Krock Lecture Award of Uppsala University for Outstanding Contribution to Diabetology.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedb89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aedb89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><main><p><\/p>\n<section data-content-field=\"main-content\">\n<article data-item-id=\"626116fa66e35230ec40a169\">\n<div data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1650530149257\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div>\n<article data-item-id=\"6200daab9783f433047bd276\">\n<div data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1644223250880\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div><p>The 2026 Ray A. and Robert L. 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