The annual symposium is a major scientific event for doctoral students at the Medical University of Vienna. Katarzyna Bialas is performing her dissertation project at the CDL-MSRPD under joint supervision of Dr. Kratochwill and Prof. Dr. Christoph Aufricht. Her work on "Lithium-related cytoprotection in experimental peritoneal dialysis" has been selected for the Poster Presentation Award for outstanding work in science, research and presentation.