

General information
Yearly, RIMLS PhD candidates gather for the two-day PhD Retreat. Apart from the science, this event is highly valued for the opportunity to meet and get to know fellow PhD candidates during the social activities.
read moreGeneral information
Yearly, RIMLS PhD candidates gather for the two-day PhD Retreat. Apart from the science, this event is highly valued for the opportunity to meet and get to know fellow PhD candidates during the social activities. How much are we all longing for an old-fashioned RIMLS PhD retreat full of science, workshops and fun! New dates for our live event are 14 & 15 July 2022.
Objectives
- Present scientific data (oral presentation or poster)
- Discuss data presented by yourself and others
- Bring together both fundamentally- and clinically-orientated PhD-candidates
- Get into contact with fellow-PhD candidates
Scientific programme
- PhD candidates in the last year of their PhD project:
- Oral presentation
- Other PhD candidates: Poster presentation (in English). This is not obligatory for students who started their PhD project in 2022.
- Keynote lecture: To be announced.
Social programme
- Dinner
- Party on Thursday evening
(Online event if the meeting will be digitally)
Format and deadline for abstract
To download the format for the abstract, click here. The deadline for the abstract is 13 June 2022.
Prizes will be awarded for:
- 2 Best lecturer (€ 200 each)
- 1 Best poster presentation (€ 200)
Deadline
The final deadline for registration is 13 June 2022.
Registration fee
- Early Bird before 01 May 2022: € 250,- per person
- Late registration till 13 June 2022: € 290,- per person
Prices include overnight stay at Conference Center Koningshof in Veldhoven and return travel (please state if bus transfer is required on registration form)
Costs will be charged to your department after the conference. If the conference will be online again, no costs will be charged.
Cancellation of registration
Cancellation of registration without costs for your department has to be done before 01 June 2022. After this date, full costs will be charged to your department.
There is a limited number allowed for participants, so do not register too late!

Registration has closed
Early Bird: € 250,- per person. (before 01 May 2022) Late registration: € 290,- per person (till 13 June 2022)Practical information
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14 & 15 July 2022
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NH Eindhoven Conference Centre Koningshof
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Early Bird before 01 May 2022: € 250,- per person •Late registration till 13 June 2022: € 290,- per person
Instructions
The conference is obligatory for all PhD candidates that participate in the RIMLS PhD Research Training Programme.
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Program
Scientific programme
- PhD candidates in the last year of their PhD project:
- Oral presentation
- Other PhD candidates: Poster presentation (in English). This is not obligatory for students who started their PhD project in 2022.
- Keynote lecture: Hanneke Schuitemaker , Professor of Virology.
Social programme
- Dinner
- Party on Thursday evening
(Online event if the meeting will be digitally)

Keynote lecture Hanneke Schuitemaker
Professor of Virology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center
read moreKeynote lecture Hanneke Schuitemaker
We are proud to announce that the keynote speaker of the RIMLS PhD retreat of July 2022 is Prof. Hanneke Schuitemaker! Prof. Hanneke Schuitemaker is the head of Viral Vaccine Discovery and Translational medicine and the Disease Area Stronghold Leader for Viral vaccines in Janssen Vaccines and Prevention since 2010. In this role, she supervises Janssen’s viral vaccine programs including future vaccine candidates for HIV, Ebola, HPV and COVID-19. Moreover, she is a Professor of Virology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center.
During her keynote lecture, Prof. Schuitemaker will guide us through every step of vaccine development within industry using their recently developed COVID-19 vaccine as example.
Abstract submission
Please upload a Word-file, the abstract format can be downloaded by using the link below. Please send the abstract (before 13 June 2022) to: rimls.graduateschool@radboudumc.nl download hereOrganizing committee
- Maarten te Groen
- Iris van der Hoorn
- Luca Meesters
- Wouter van Megen
- Judith Schaart
- Kayleigh Schouren
- Marith van Schrojenstein Lantman
Chair
Teodora Grigore
Chair