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AII News
Enhancing Collaboration between Researchers and CliniciansInternist-infectiologist Joppe Hovius has taken over as the new director of our institute as of January 1st, alongside immunologist Reina Mebius, who joined earlier. Previously, Prof. Hovius served as program leader for our Infectious Diseases program. Get to know Prof. Hovius and his plans for advancing our research institute in this article.
MS Research Bonus Grant for Jörg Hamann and colleagues at MS centers in Amsterdam and Rotterdam Dr. Hamann has been awarded the MS Research bonus grant of €300,000 from the MS Research Foundation. The grant supports research titled ‘Path and Performance of Pathogenic T-Cells in the Human MS Brain’. This project involves conducting single-cell RNA sequencing of T-cells from various brain regions, including brain borders, cerebrospinal fluid, parenchyma, and MS lesions.