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  • Can vitiligo enhance immunotherapy response in melanoma?
    Can vitiligo enhance immunotherapy response in melanoma? Melanoma patients who develop vitiligo during immunotherapy tend to have better outcomes. In the new IMMUNIZE-MI study, researchers at Cancer Center Amsterdam are testing whether deliberately inducing this immune response with topical MI therapy can strengthen standard immunotherapy. The study focuses primarily on safety and dose optimization, while searching for early signs of a stronger anti-tumor immune response.
  • Seeing the unseen: novel imaging to capture placental insufficiency as it unfolds
    Seeing the unseen: novel imaging to capture placental insufficiency as it unfolds Clinicians currently measure everything around the placenta, such as fetal growth and blood flow patterns, but not the placenta itself. In her PhD thesis, Fatimah Al Darwish combined MRI, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging in a rat model to directly visualize placental perfusion and oxygenation as insufficiency unfolds, uncovering a critical window for early detection and therapy.
  • The role of blood tests in Alzheimer's disease for diagnosis and treatment keeps growing
    The role of blood tests in Alzheimer's disease for diagnosis and treatment keeps growing Blood biomarkers will become more important for diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in the upcoming years. In a new article in the Lancet Neurology prof. Dr. Charlotte Teunissen of the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam and international colleagues, describe how this development can change dementia care.

Jaap van Netten appointed PI
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Two Heart Foundation Dekker grants for research on cardiovascular diseases
Work Visit Grant / From Amsterdam to Seattle: Breaking Boundaries in Computational Protein Design
Amsterdam UMC to use AI to increase the accessibility of medical imaging technology
“AGEM-Food for Life” inventory taking off!
Amsterdam UMC Starter grant for study into Immuno-Metabolic Depression
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Week of implementation 2024: January 22-26
Vote now for the Amsterdam UMC societal Impact Award 2023!
Successful inaugural year of APH Digital Health concludes with insightful event on Digital Twins
Research grant for the B-FIT training guide
Fruitful and inspiring 9th Annual ACS Symposium
Simulating Stroke Treatments with a Digital Twin
Simulating Stroke Treatments with a Digital Twin
Call for Amsterdam UMC ‘OKE’ Grant is now open!
Infectiologist Joost Wiersinga: 'We anticipate a busy winter in the hospital’
Recap APH Annual Meeting 2023 on 'Diversity, Equity & Inclusion'
In search of a cure for HIV for the group that are hit the hardest
Award at the annual Dutch DCRM conference
Amsterdam UMC - Postdoc Career Bridging Grant
Nucleocapsid Protein Accumulates in Epithelium of a Post-COVID-19 Patient
Measuring tumours quickly and precisely thanks to AI
Researching Harmful Noise in the Workplace
Call for Amsterdam UMC ‘OKE’ Grant is now open!
Writers retreat of research program SP&H fosters productivity and connection
Stairway to Impact Award for the fight against serious Strep A infections
Climate Change Impact: The Rising Threat of Tropical Diseases in the Netherlands
Successful kick-off of the Amsterdam UMC Mentoring Program!