Amsterdam UMC

A story about the history of fecal transplantation that is often cited in the scientific and popular literature states that German soldiers in the Second World War treated dysentery with camel feces. A team of microbiologists from Amsterdam UMC and the University of Amsterdam encountered this story in their research on gut health and investigated if there is any truth behind it. Their findings were published in PLOS ONE.

May 30, 2022

Winning combination of drugs for treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

April 14, 2022

'Data of ICU patients can answer thousands of questions'

April 12, 2022

Prescribing of medication did not always go smoothly during corona pandemic

April 1, 2022

New drug to treat rare swelling disorder

March 23, 2022

Ambitious plans to tackle urgent societal issues

March 11, 2022

Pioneers in printing with living tissue

March 9, 2022

Opening the blood-brain barrier with ultrasound

February 3, 2022

Using rotavirus vaccines to fight antimicrobial resistance

Awards, grants & gifts

January 21, 2022

Less psychosocial problems in patients with dementia during the second lockdown

Persons

professor Geert Kazemier director of the Cancer Center Amsterdam Foundation

Make a difference for cancer patients! professor Geert Kazemier

professor Arjen Brussaard director research institute Amsterdam Neuroscience

How to improve our understanding of the human brain? professor Arjen Brussaard

professor Hanneke van Laarhoven head of Medical Oncology

We hope to raise oesophageal cancer survival rate by 15 percent professor Hanneke van Laarhoven

Cancer

professor Philip Scheltens director of the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam

Philip Scheltens new chair of international World Dementia Council professor Philip Scheltens

Marcel Levi professor of Medicine

Marcel Levi part-time professor Marcel Levi

professor Yvette van Kooyk director of the Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity

Customized effects on the immune system professor Yvette van Kooyk

COVID-19

COVID-19 is the disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Read the most recent insights on the topic of COVID-19:

April 14, 2022 'Data of ICU patients can answer thousands of questions'

January 21, 2022 Less psychosocial problems in patients with dementia during the second lockdown

October 28, 2021 The future of vaccination

All articles

Events

18 Nov

13th Rembrandt Symposium

Save the date: The 13th Rembrandt Symposium will take place on Friday 18 November 2022 and aims to exchange current (pre)clinical cardiovascular research ideas and initiate novel collaborations.

25 Nov

Inauguration Prof dr. Conny van der Laken

Inauguration Prof dr. Conny van der Laken. November 25 from 15:45 – 16.30. Auditorium of the Vrije Universiteit.

25 Nov

Translational Intensive Care Medicine Symposium

The second edition of the Translational Intensive Care Medicine Symposium. West-Indisch Huis, Amsterdam. A wide range of topics all related to translational Intensive Care Medicine. Intended for researchers, clinicians and nurses interested in the field of Intensive Care Medicine.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence technology empowers us to see more and predict better. Data sets that were previously too large or time consuming to analyze can now be included in clinical decisions. Read more about our activities and insights on Artificial Intelligence.

April 14, 2022 'Data of ICU patients can answer thousands of questions'

November 29, 2021 World's first algorithm developed that detects kidney rejection

November 27, 2021 Using data analysis to improve public health