2017: Honorary doctorate, University of Oulu, Finland
2017: Honorary doctorate, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
2014: Distinguished Investigator Award, International Society of Matrix Biology
2009: Eva Luise Köhler Prize for Research on Rare Diseases
2009: Chair, Gordon Research Conference “Collagens”
2008: Rudi Cormane Lecture, European Society for Dermatological Research
2007: Maria Duran Lectureship from the International Society for Dermatology
2002: Chair, Gordon Research Conference “Basement membranes”