Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS) organizes several events for ACS researchers within Amsterdam UMC.

Annual ACS Conference

Every year we organize the Annual ACS Conference. The aim is to stimulate collaborations between the ACS research programs and to provide a forum to exchange your latest research results (by either an oral, pitch or poster presentation).

Upcoming Annual ACS symposium: September 20, 2022 @ Felix Meritis, Amsterdam.

Monthly ACS symposia

Every first Monday of the month, one of the five research programs of ACS organize a symposium starting at 15:45 hrs with coffee/tea, followed by presentations of several internal and external speakers and discussion from 16:00-18:00 hrs. Upcoming symposia (with registration form) are listed on the events calendar page of this website. Please find below the ACS symposia dates for 2022.

Dates 2022 Research program
February 7 Microcirculation
March 7 Atherosclerosis & Ischemic Syndromes
April 4 Heart Failure & Arrhythmias
May 9 Pulmonary Hypertension & Thrombosis
June 20 Diabetes & Metabolism
September 5 Microcirculation
October 3 Atherosclerosis & Ischemic Syndromes
November 14 Heart Failure & Arrhythmias
December 6 Pulmonary Hypertension & Thrombosis
Dates 2023 Research program
February 6 Diabetes & Metabolism
March 6 Microcirculation
April 3 Atherosclerosis & Ischemic Syndromes
May 8 Heart Failure & Arrhythmias
June 5 Pulmonary Hypertension & Thrombosis
July 3 Diabetes & Metabolism
September 4 Microcirculation
October 2 Atheroclerosis & Ischemic Syndromes
November 6 Heart Failure & Arrhythmias
December 7 Annual Symposium

ACS Postdoc Retreat

The ACS Postdoc Retreat is an event for postdocs affiliated with ACS and with a contract at the time of the event. This one-day event will include multiple workshops, social activities and of course, lots of great food and drinks. See the ACS Postdoc Retreat event page for more information.

ACS Postdoc Retreat 2022: June 9.

ACS PhD Retreat

The ACS PhD Retreat is an annual event for all PhD candidates (starters and seniors). This two-day event will consist of inspiring keynote speakers, workshops and pitches from your peers, focusing on cardiovascular sciences, but also on inspiring stories beyond. The event is free of charge and includes hotel stay and food and drinks. See the ACS PhD Retreat event page for more information.

ACS PhD Retreat 2022: May 31 & June 1 @ Kontakt der Kontinenten, Soesterberg.

PhD Afternoons

Twice a year the ACS Education Committee organizes an afternoon specifically for ACS PhD candidates. It includes a lunch and a discussion about an item chosen by your peers, such as how to make better figures, how to improve your statistic and how to make a good poster. We will announce the events through the ACS website and newsletter. The PhD afternoons are mandatory for all new ACS PhD candidates in Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, but are also available for location AMC PhD candidates.

Rembrandt Symposium

The Rembrandt Symposium is an annual event that is organized by the Rembrandt Institute of Cardiovascular Science (RICS), in which the research efforts on cardiovascular disease in Leiden (LUMC, LACDR) and Amsterdam (Amsterdam UMC, Sanquin) are combined. The meeting aims to exchange current research ideas and initiate novel collaborations. Next to
contributions from renowned key-note speakers active in (pre)clinical cardiovascular research, young cardiovascular investigators are encouraged to present their work.

Upcoming 13th Rembrandt Symposium: November 18, 2022 @ Leeuwenhorst Conference Center, Noordwijkerhout.