Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases

18 researchers who have recently received their PhDs can do their research at foreign research institutes thanks to a Rubicon grant from NWO. The Rubicon programme gives young, highly promising researchers the opportunity to gain international research experience.

Sjoerd Schetters will be working in Belgium, VIB, Inflammation Research Center, Ghent for 24 months. His research topic is 'The professional profile of the eosinophil'.

Asthma is often caused by eosinophils, immune cells that cause damage to the lungs. New drugs knock out these cells, but it is also clear that some eosinophils also play a beneficial role in our body. Sjoerd will investigate whether different types of eosinophils are present during diseases such as asthma and whether it is safe to eliminate all of these.