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Laurens Verscheijden awarded doctorate degree 'cum laude'

Laurens Verscheijden of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, defended his PhD thesis, entitled "Mechanistic models for the prediction of brain drug exposure and response in the paediatric population: A virtual child reaching maturation.

Improved AI will boost cancer research and cancer care Geert Litjens receives ERC Starting Grant

Geert Litjens from Radboud university medical center has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

Understanding fluctuation variation in cognitive abilities may provide insight into lifelong learning Rogier Kievit recieves ERC Starting Grant

Rogier Kievit from Radboud university medical center has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

Looking back on RIMLS New Year celebration and awards

RIMLS organized a special online New Year Celebration, together looking back at the year 2021. René Bindels reviewed 2021 together with Clasien Oomen and Dagmar Eleveld-Trancikova, looked forward towards 2022 and presented the RIMLS awards and several other prizes.

Hans Jacobs receives KWF Proof-of-Concept grant to develop personalized cancer diagnostics

The Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) launched a new funding program to support successful KWF researchers to translate their results into clinical practice. Hans Jacobs and his team developed a personalized blood-test to measure minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients with multiple myeloma.

Radboud Postdoc Initiative (RPI) Pizza & Beer

On 2 February 2022 from 17:00 - 18:00 hrs the Radboud Postdoc Initiative will host an online meeting for Postdocs (and last year PhD candidates) with the theme ‘PhD to Start Up'. The meeting will be lead by Sruthi Sreekumar.

Scientists unite to shrink the carbon footprint in research "Flying thousands of miles for a 30 minute interview is very hard to justify during a climate crisis"

Novel high-resolution targeted sequencing of the cervicovaginal microbiome published in the Journal of BMC Biology

This project of William Melchers, Karolina Andralojc and Mariano Molina describe a novel sequencing method to profile the cervicovaginal microbiome at the species level and with the potential to elucidate the role of the microbiome in hrHPV-induced carcinogenesis.

Kidney damage as a result of coronavirus infection Coronavirus infects the kidneys and contributes to tissue scarring

What can we learn from rural Tanzanian food?

What we eat affects our bodies. A diet high in plant based products and low in fat offers health benefits and prevents lifestyle diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. This is what Quirijn de Mast shows based on his research in Africa.

Radboudumc receives 2.6 million Euro from KWF for cancer research

The Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) is awarding funds with a total of more than 2.6 million euros to five new research projects. The awards are part of the latest round of funding from KWF, in which almost 27 million euros is being allocated to Dutch cancer research. The projects will start in mid-2022.

NWO OTP grant to investigate fibrotic diseases with organ-on-a-chip technology

Wouter Verdurmen & Peter van der Kraan have been awarded with a grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO-OTP) to develop and employ innovative organ-on-a-chip models to investigate fibrotic diseases, with a particular focus on systemic sclerosis.

Veni grants for RIMLS researchers

NWO has awarded 89 promising young scientists Veni funding of up to 280,000 euros. Three of them are from Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS). They can develop their own research ideas over a period of three years.

New method improves diagnostics of lymphoma

Blanca Scheijen and Patricia Groenen of the Department of Pathology, together with a European consortium, developed a diagnostic method that more clearly distinguishes between inflammation and lymphoma in enlarged lymph nodes.

Stressed tumor cell switches to power saving mode to metastasize

For Women in Science Rising Talent Prizes 2022 Open for applications

L’Oréal Netherlands, the Netherlands Commission for Unesco and the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) have joined hands to offer national prizes to young female researchers as part of the Netherlands L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science program. Deadline 20 January 2022.

Towards a better understanding of Leigh Syndrome pathology and intervention published in Brain

Melissa van de Wal and colleagues recently published a comprehensive review in the journal Brain on how Ndufs4 knockout mouse models have been used to unravel the pathomechanism of Leigh Syndrome.

DeepRank: a deep learning framework for data mining 3D protein-protein interfaces

Li Xue and colleagues recently published ''DeepRank, a deep learning framework for data mining 3D protein-protein structures'' in Nature Communications.

Johan van der Vlag chairs Scientific Advisory Board Mercurna

Johan van der Vlag will strengthen the development path of mCura1, Mercurna's lead formulation for chronic kidney disease as chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Biotech.

T-Guard can reset immune system

For 20 years, the Nijmegen based Radboudumc spin-off company Xenikos has been working on a drug that can reset the immune system. This reset will save lives of seriously ill patients. Now, after years of hard work, the moment of truth has arrived for T-guard.

Villa Joep Research Grant for Radiotherapy & OncoImmunology (ROI) lab

Renske van den Bijgaart and Gosse Adema from the Radiotherapy & OncoImmunology laboratorium in collaboration with the Prinses Maxima Center received a grant from Villa Joep of 410k Euro.

Dutch-Nordic Alliance for Precision Cancer Medicine launched

The Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland) are together setting up national clinical precision cancer trials modelled on the very successful DRUP trial in the Netherlands.

Last chance - Call for nominations Supervisor of the Year & Image award

The RIMLS PhD Council has extended the deadline to 1 December to nominate supervisors and images for the supervisor of the year and image awards. Send in your nominations while you still can!

Looking back at our successful New Frontiers Symposium on Translational Glycoscience

The impact of Glycoscience for future personalized medicine

RIMLS PhD retreat - review organized during New Frontiers 2021

This year's RIMLS PhD retreat 2021 was an online event, combined with the New Frontiers symposium. Organized by and for RIMLS PhD candidates, the retreat was again received with great enthusiasm of the attendees.

Academic collaboration agreement between UTwente and Radboudumc

The group of Biomaterials Science and Technology (BST) of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the TechMed centre of University of Twente has signed a formal academic collaboration agreement with the departments of Nephrology and Physiology at Radboudumc.

New anti-inflammatory drugs increase risk of fungal infection

Investigators at the Department of Internal Medicine / Infectious Diseases and Dermatology demonstrate worldwide side effects of certain so-called biologics using four different research approaches

Million Euros to develop therapy against cancer metastasis in bones

In the PlatiBone project, researchers Sander Leeuwenburgh and Sandra Heskamp will test new drugs that combine diagnostics, chemotherapy and radiation

How a mosquito fights a virus

PhD candidate Joep Joosten uncovers the immune response of mosquitos to viruses such as Zika and dengue.

Twenty Radboud scientists on the list Highly Cited Researchers

Pathology reporting of gastric endoscopic resections: Recommendations from the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting

Iris Nagtegaal, theme Tumours of the digestive tract, and colleagues published her research project in Gastroenterology about pathological reporting of gastric endoscopic resections.

Technology saves lives! 1.9 million euros from the Heart Foundation for developing smart watches

Niels van Royen is proud to be part of this consortium, initiated by Judith Bonnes, to develop a wrist band for early detection of cardiac arrest. Together with Erasmus, Reinier de Graaf and Corsano Health.

RIMLS travel grant experience by Teodora Grigore

In 2020, Teodora Grigore was awarded with the RIMLS travel grant to support her research collaboration with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Read more about her grant experience.

Frank van de Veerdonk appointed professor of Immunotherapy for Infectious Diseases

Chella van der Post and Francesco Ciompi received a grant from Hanarth Foundation

Unmasking the invisible cancer: digital detection of diffuse-type gastric carcinomas.

Raphaël Duivenvoorden winner of Publication Awards 2020

Recently, during the Dutch Nephrology Days, the Publication Awards 2020 was given by the Dutch federation for Nephrology (NFN).

New genetic defect links cell biology and protein glycosylation

Peter Linders, Dirk Lefeber and Geert van den Bogaart together with international colleagues have recently reported on novel cell biological insights, by identifying a genetic disorder in syntaxin-5 which allowed to unravel a new mechanism regulating intracellular transportation.

Tiny blood vessels, big problems Radboudumc receives grant for international collaboration

The Radboudumc, together with the University of Cambridge, receives a grant of €1.8M from three collaborating cardiac foundations for international research into the small blood vessels in the brain. This study will be led by Neurologist Frank-Erik de Leeuw and internist Niels Riksen.

In the lead of your PhD a throwback to the course

The RIMLS Graduate School course 'In the Lead' provides new PhD candidates with insights, tips and tricks to be at the forefront of their research and training objectives.

Willeke Daamen ratified as ETRS board member

Willeke Daamen, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine appointed as board member of The European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS).

BRAINMODEL: precision medicine for brain disorders

A team of researchers from Radboudumc, VU Amsterdam and other institutes is going to look for new and better ways to heal developmental disorders in the brain.

Christian Gilissen appointed professor of Genome Bioinformatics

Christian Gilissen has been appointed Professor of Genome Bioinformatics at the Radboudumc / Radboud University as of 1 October 2021.

Sensitive blood-test as a patient-friendly alternative for bone marrow-based cancer monitoring

Hans Jacobs and Pieter Langerhorst, theme Cancer development and immune defense, and colleagues are one step closer to implementation of personalized diagnostics for bone marrow-based cancer monitoring.

Peer coaching for RIMLS PhD candidates deadline extended!

As a PhD candidate, you are in the lead of your own learning process, but you don’t need to do this alone. Register for the peer-coaching group ‘Stay in the lead – Together’ before 16 November 2021.

Frans Russel appointed member Supervisory Committee of RIVM

Frans Russel, theme Renal disorders, has been appointed by The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS).

RIMLS awards call for nominations

RIMLS awards several prizes to stimulate and honor our (young) researchers. Upcoming awards are Supervisor of the Year, Best Master Thesis, Best Publication, Best Image and more. Send your nominations now before 24 November 2021.

Turbo Grants for four medical-technical research projects

Four TURBO grants were recently awarded to new technical-medical research proposals. The grants are part of the TURBO program, a collaboration between the University of Twente (TechMed Centre) and the Radboudumc.

Epigenetics: Immunization is passed on to offspring Mice transmit adaptations to infections to next generations

Does an infection affect the immunization of subsequent generations? It does, according to research now published in Nature Immunology.

Genetic mutations cause severe magnesium deficiency

Newly discovered errors in DNA change diagnostics and treatment. Jeroen de Baaij tracked down new genetic errors that cause magnesium deficiency and published the findings in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Tom Nijenhuis appointed professor of Rare Kidney Diseases