Academic ceremonies Research

Fever and fever syndromes

PhD defense Liesbeth Gebuijs

Genetic and environmental factors affecting craniofacial development in zebrafish: FGF signaling and the anti-epileptic drug valproic acid

PhD defense Leontien van der Bent

Antisense oligonucleotides as therapeutics for myotonic dystrophy - delivery and mechanisms of action.

PhD defense Linda van Waalwijk van Doorn

Date: 1 September 2020

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker assays for Alzheimer’s disease: standardization, validation and analysis of confounders

PhD defense Ellen van Geffen

Extinguishing the ring of fire - Identifying the anti-catabolic features of IL37 in osteoarthritis.

PhD defense Anouk Rombouts

Date: 2 September 2020

Radiation therapy and rectal cancer. Benefits & Harms

PhD defense Christiaan Schakel

Fiscal rules for health, a guide and not a jailer?

PhD defense Nikki Kenters

Culture of Disinfection: Practical Issues on Decontamination in Healthcare

PhD defense Elke Mathijssen

The voice of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

PhD defense Roel Tans

Translational molecular biomarker validation in diabetes.

PhD defense Rianne de Heus

Date: 7 September 2020

The ups and downs of blood pressure variation in cognitive impairment and dementia

PhD defense Charlotte van der Heijden

Immunomodulation by adrenal hormones; impact on inflammation and atherosclerosis.

PhD defense Albertine Donker

Microcytic anemias due to genetic disorders of iron metabolism. Clinical and diagnostic aspects.

PhD defense Danielle Lako

Mind the gap. Critical Time Intervention for abused women during the transition from shelter to community living

PhD defense S.C.M. Loves

Endocrine interventions in men with obesity

PhD defense Casper Reijnen

Date: 9 September 2020

Integrating biomarkers for the individualization of endometrial cancer treatment

PhD defense Judith Tekampe

Implicit and explicit expectations in placebo research

PhD defense Babette Rump

Date: 10 September 2020

Responsible care in times of antimicrobial resistance. Caring for the carrier

PhD defense Marieke Velema

Date: 11 September 2020

Refining diagnosis and patient-centered outcomes in primary aldosteronism

PhD defense Jorien van der Laan

Date: 11 September 2020

Giving voice to homeless people. Homeless people’s personal goals, care needs and quality of life in the Dutch Social

PhD defense Lennert de Ruiter

Date: 11 September 2020

Biomechanical assessment of all-polymer total knee replacement

PhD defense Maschenka Balkenhol

Date: 15 September 2020

Tissue-based biomarker assessment for predicting prognosis of triple negative breast cancer: the additional value of artificial intelligence

PhD defense Shu Yokota

Date: 16 September 2020

Normal myocardial perfusion imaging with SPECT in patients with coronary artery disease

PhD defense Daphne Lobeek

Date: 16 September 2020

68Ga-labeled RGD PET/CT imaging of angiogenesis. From bench to bedside.

PhD defense Berence Rösler

Date: 17 September 2020

Functional STAT signaling in Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis and other rare inflammatory diseases.

PhD defense Kathrin Thiem

Date: 17 September 2020

Sweet cells become aggressive. How hyperglycaemia affects monocyte metabolism and function in the context of vascular disease in diabetes.

PhD defense Anique ter Braake

Date: 18 September 2020

Crystallizing the preventive effects of magnesium on vascular calcification.

PhD defense Marit Sanders

Date: 18 September 2020

NeuroExercise: The effects of exercise on cognition, central and cerebral hemodynamics in mild cognitive impairment

PhD defense Yvonne Hartman

Date: 18 September 2020

Sedentary behaviour in individuals with increased cardiovascular risk: understanding the prevalence, importance and mechanisms

PhD defense Moira Bruintjes

Quality of recovery in living donor kidney transplantation

PhD defense Diede Loopik

Personalized management in cervical cancer prevention.

PhD defense Yvette Sloot

The complex interplay between the immune system and thyroid function: translational studies in health and thyroid cancer.

PhD defense Janneke Hoogstad-van Evert