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  • From D25 to Nirsevimab: A Dutch Discovery that Changed Infant Health Worldwide
    From D25 to Nirsevimab: A Dutch Discovery that Changed Infant Health Worldwide In 2007, a breakthrough in respiratory medicine was made in Amsterdam. Prof. Hergen Spits and his team, isolated a potent antibody, D25, from a single immune cell of a Dutch blood donor. This antibody targeted the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common cold virus that poses a serious threat to infants. Today, its optimized successor, nirsevimab, is part of the national immunization program, preventing thousands of hospitalizations each year in the Netherlands and beyond.
  • Cognitive screening and daily functioning in dementia
    Cognitive screening and daily functioning in dementia A recent study using data from the Amsterdam Dementia Cohort shows that cognitive screening scores are only moderately related to everyday functioning, highlighting the importance of combining cognitive and functional assessments in Alzheimer’s disease research and care.
  • Two ACH Fellowships Awarded to Early-Career Researchers
    Two ACH Fellowships Awarded to Early-Career Researchers Amsterdam Cohort Hub has awarded two fellowships to support early-career researchers in developing multicohort grant proposals. The 2025 fellowships have been granted to Robert Jertberg and Noreen Siddiqui.

Template Investigational In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Dossier (IMDD-IVD) available
Smart swim cap recognizes life-threatening stroke
Scientific oversight as a requirement for responsible AI
Suicide and the human brain
Smart brain-wave cap recognizes stroke before the patient reaches the hospital
Open AMS talent call
Travel grant for PhD researcher Julian Hollander
EpidM Winter Courses 2024
Prof. Rogier Sanders: Pioneering Virus Research and Shaping Vaccine Development
Registration internal support Heart Foundation Dekker grants 2024 is now open
Results ACS Out of the Box 2023: ACS supports 8 projects
Blog 22: What is fair?
Researching Harmful Noise in the Workplace
Anatomsiche Les 2023: A molecular anatomy lesson
Unlocking Tick Immunity in Humans: Paving the Way for an Anti-Tick Vaccine
Approaches to elderly care vary greatly across Europe
Charles Agyemang elected to the US National Academy of Medicine
Introducing our new CaRe visiting professor: Welcome, Prof Hugh Montgomery!
Approaches to elderly care vary greatly across Europe
Bernadette de Bakker honored as New Scientist Top Science Talent
Breaking Down Barriers: Conquering Bacterial-Induced Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer
APH Strategic call 2024 - template C
Number of women with postpartum hemorrhage has increased
Registration for the Amsterdam Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2023 is now open!
Vacancy alert: program support Personalized Medicine
6.5 million to APH-researcher and colleagues for European research on digital interventions and mental health
Who will become a finalist in the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award? You can vote now!
Imminent Childcare Outbreak Due to Low Vaccination Rates: It is a Matter of When, Not If
Lasker Award for Piet Borst
Call for Beijerinck Premium