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.
Urgent Call for Child Vaccination Recently, Dutch pediatricians issued a unified call urging parents to vaccinate their children against all diseases covered in the national vaccination program (Rijksvaccinatieprogramma). At the Amsterdam Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, vaccination is a top priority. The concerning recent events in the Netherlands deeply trouble us. Therefore, we wholeheartedly endorse the recent collective call from Dutch pediatricians, urging parents to vaccinate their children.