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  • From Research to Reality:Developing New Therapeutic Strategies for Rare Diseases
    From Research to Reality:Developing New Therapeutic Strategies for Rare Diseases The 28th of February is Rare Disease Day, an important day to raise awareness for patients, families, and caregivers affected by rare diseases. A disease is considered rare when it affects fewer than 1 in 2000 people. But added up, worldwide, more than 300 million people have a rare disease, and over 70% of them are genetic in origin. Despite their prevalence, finding effective treatments remains a challenge.
  • New Study Reveals Macrophage Types Predict Future Heart Risk
    New Study Reveals Macrophage Types Predict Future Heart Risk ACS researchers dr. Koen Prange and prof. dr. Menno de Winther and their colleagues from the department of Medical Biochemistry have uncovered how specific immune cells in arterial plaques can help predict the risk of heart attack and stroke after surgery. The findings could lead to better identification of high-risk patients and improved treatment strategies.
  • Vici grant for neurologist Matthijs Brouwer to accelerate brain infection diagnostics
    Vici grant for neurologist Matthijs Brouwer to accelerate brain infection diagnostics Matthijs Brouwer, Professor of Neurology at the University of Amsterdam since 2023 and neurologist at Amsterdam UMC, is one of the 39 researchers awarded a personal Vici grant by NWO. Within the team of neurologists, Brouwer focuses on the diagnostics of neurological infectious diseases. The Vici grant enables Brouwer to develop an innovative line of research and further expand a research group over the next five years.

Can medication for burn patients be used to treat COVID-19 sufferers?
Do's and don’ts of effective implementation
No improvement for subarachnoid hemorrhage with ultra-early tranexamic acid
Amsterdam Neuroscience welcomes two new research program leaders
Axon-myelin unit disruption in Multiple Sclerose
Call NIAS-Lorentz Theme Group 2022/2023
Philip Scheltens and LSP launch new unique fund to fight dementia
Extra attention to hygiene rules in cohort departments of hospitals
Jeffrey Kroon received a Eurostars grant
5 million Euros for research into rare cancers
Amsterdam UMC-wide training plan for oncology PhD students
Call for Applications Dutch L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science fellowships 2021
NWA-ORC grant for research on the circadian clock
Winners Societal Impact Award 2020: Bianca Buurman and Cees Hertogh
Mette Hazenberg is appointed Professor of Internal Medicine, in particular cell therapy in haematology, on 5 January 2021
Stroke research wins important Dutch neurology prize
More effective treatment to prevent the recurrence of leukemia
Recap of the Amsterdam UMC & COVID-19 research event
Million euros for research on poop transplantation in type 1 diabetes
Recap of the Amsterdam UMC & COVID-19 research event
NVVI Van Bekkum thesis award winner 2020: Sjoerd Schetters
TRIDENT-2 paper selected in top 10
2 million euros for The Dutch ICU Data Warehouse
Recap of the Amsterdam UMC & COVID-19 research event
Recap of the Amsterdam UMC & COVID-19 research event
Personal pages for researchers on ACS research website
Tips for professional photos
Personal pages for researchers on this new Amsterdam Neuroscience website
Experiences with patient engagement in children with chronic respiratory diseases
Personal pages for researchers on APH website