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Cold cases in epidermolysis bullosa: not the usual suspects
Turcan, Iana
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remaining part of my residency!
Further, I am grateful to the EB patient organisations, including Debra Nederland, Debra international and Vlinderkind for their support of our work.
I am also much obliged to express my thankfulness to the EB patients, their strength and perspective on life command respect and admiration; their keen participation in the studies have made all this work possible.
Joost Meijer and Jeroen Bremer, my former scientific roommates! Thank you for engaging scientific discussions and motivational support to take a break once in a while! You were wonderful, I have much enjoyed our brainstorming over science methodology and figure design, many of which have found their inspiration due to our white board drawings.
Two important people, Angelique Poot and Ena Sokol, my paranyphms and dear friends. I am very lucky and grateful to have you in my life. Your wisdom, patience, courage and kindness inspired admiration and profound trust in me.
During the final period of my research and preceding the defence of the thesis I had the opportunity to work with and learn from dr. Cavezzi in Italy. Dear Attilio, thank you for your uncompromising, generous and passionate spirit. Your dedication in everything you do and ‘calore umano’ are truly unforgettable.
A special note to my dear friends Antonio, Federica, Alex, Lucia, Stella, Victoria, Laurentiu, Nadia, Artur, Anna who have each helped in their own way make life more beautiful, meaningful and fun!
Finally, I would like to thank my family, whose love and guidance are with me in whatever I pursue. They are the ultimate role models and provide unending inspiration. Dragii mei, vă mulțumesc pentru tot ce mi-ați dat. Eu vă sunt foarte recunoscătoare că ați văzut tot ce a fost mai bun și mai frumos în mine și m-ați susținut atunci când am avut greutați. Vă cuprind cu dor și va iubesc!
Iana, Groningen 2018
About the author
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Iana Ţurcan was born in Făleşti, Moldova on October 16th, 1983. At 16, she moved to Bucharest, Romania to continue her gymnasium. After graduation she enrolled for an undergraduate degree in premedical studies at Mesa College in San Diego, United Sates of America. After two successful semesters she transferred to Amsterdam with a strong conviction to pursue her goal of becoming a medical doctor in The Netherlands. Upon prompt completion of Dutch language courses and other academic requirements, she was admitted at Vrije Universiteit medisch centrum in Amsterdam, where she obtained her MD title in 2012. Thereafter, she moved to Groningen where she enrolled in a residency program in Dermatology and Venerology. In 2014 she briefly stepped out of clinical commitments to follow a PhD research program under the supervision of Prof. dr. Marcel Jonkman and copromotor Dr. Marjon Pasmooij. In 2016, Iana resumed her work in Dermatology and Venerology residency program. Her clinical and scientific interests are broad and include genodermatoses, autoimmune blistering diseases and complex cases of general dermatology.
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