ACS Postdoc grant
This grant provides excellent young basic science PhD graduates the opportunity to obtain postdoc experience in a prestigious research center abroad. This year two Postdoc grant are awarded:
Laura Bosmans
Department of Medical Biochemistry, location AMC
Targeting Glucocorticoid-Induced TNF Family-Related Protein (GITR) in macrophages to combat atherosclerosis: Identification of GITR-TRAF Small Molecule Inhibitors
Arnout Mieremet
Department of Medical Biochemistry, location AMC
UnHiDe Marfan: Uncovering Haploinsufficient and Dominant Negative iPSC phenotypes in Marfan Syndrome
ACS MD/Postdoc grant
This grant is aimed at continuing research to become a good clinical investigator along with obtaining a medical specialization. This year one MD/Postdoc grant is awarded:
Alwin Zweerink
Department of Cardiology, location VUmc
Conduction System Pacing - MECHanical ANd electrICal Study (CSP-MECHANICS)
ACS Out of the Box grant
This grant stimulates new collaboration between ACS researchers within Amsterdam UMC. This year five OOTB grants are awarded:
Reinier Boon & Monika Gladka
Single nuclei RNA sequencing to study the human diseased heart
Bianca Brundel & Anke Tijsen
Culturing of LMNA hiPSC-derived atrial cardiomyocytes to dissect mechanism underlying atrial fibrillation
Vivian de Waard & Kakkhee Yeung & Connie Jimenez
What drives the engine of the aortic aneurysm: identifying (phospho)proteins at the center of vascular smooth muscle cell contractile dysfunction
Esther Lutgens & Ed Eringa & Reinier Zandbergen
SARS-CoV2 infection of perivascular adipose tissue and hyperinflammation in COVID-19
Max Nieuwdorp & Elena Rampanelli & Barbara Verhaar & Daniel van Raalte
The role of gut microbiota and its metabolites in blood pressure regulation