Theme Translational research
Target audience AMS members and other interested parties
Language English

General

You are warmly invited to join this symposium organized by the AMS research programme 'Ageing & Vitality'. The meeting offers inspiring talks and new insights, this is a meeting you don't want to miss!

Programme

  • 13-13.45 Optional Lab visit: Myo lab 2 building (dr. Rob Wűst);
  • 13.45 Walk in;
  • 14.00 Opening;
  • 14.10 The relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic blood biomarkers in community-dwelling elderly, Dax Houtkamp, Msc., PhD candidate Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam;
  • 14.25 Age-related skeletal muscle decline: integrative insights from physiology to molecular regulation, Dr. Richie Goulding; Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam;
  • 14.40 Serum neurofilament light chain as biomarker for healthy aging, Jantine van den Helder, MSc., PhD candidate Faculty of Health, Sports and Physical Activity, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam;
  • 14.55 Insight from exercise and nutrition data to improve recovery after oncological surgery: exploring the role of AI, Dr. Marike van der Leeden, Associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers;
  • 15.10 Coffee & tea break;
  • 15.30 The Benefits of a exercise and nutrition for healthy aging – Can the Dutch become 5 years younger through the BIO-COMPaSS?, Prof. dr. Richard Jaspers, Director Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Laboratory for Myology, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam;
  • 16.15: Questions & discussion;
  • 16.45 Drinks & Bites.

All interested parties are welcome to join! Note the registration link below.

    Date and Location

    Time From 13:00 to 17:00
    Start date Monday, October 6, 2025
    Location Auditorium (ground floor) | O2 building | VU Campus

    Costs and registration

    Advance registration via the link: https://forms.gle/Ngt8mRzz7w368HGL7