Piet Gros | |
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Born | Dokkum, The Netherlands | July 31, 1962
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Professor of Biomacromolecular Crystallography |
Employer | Utrecht University |
Known for | Protein crystallography, complement system |
Awards | 2010 Spinoza Prize |
Piet Gros (born July 31, 1962 in Dokkum) is a Dutch chemist and professor biomacromolecular crystallography at Utrecht University. In 2010 he received the NWO Spinoza Prize for the elucidation of the three-dimensional structure of the C3 protein, which plays a central role in the complement system and contributes to innate immunity.