Grants and awards Radboudumc

RIHS PhD Award

The RIHS PhD Award is annually awarded to the best thesis within the RIHS.

Application

The call for RIHS PhD Award 2018 is closed. The guidelines for an upcoming application can be found below. Note: there isn't an application for 2019 available yet.

Previous winners

Year

Name

Title PhD thesis

2018	Stein Schalkwijk	Quantitative antiretroviral clinical pharmacology in pregnancy: delivering more.
2017	Jonne Doorduin	Diaphragm dysfunction in critically ill patiens: from monitoring to interventions.
2016	Jan Rongen	An evidence based evaluation of the treatment of meniscus tears.
2015	Angela Colbers	Exposure to antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected pregnant  women: not too much – not too little.
2014	Richard ten Broek	The burden of adhesions.
2013	Erik Bischoff	Self-management of COPD and its exacerbations.
2012	Mark van den Boogaard	Delirium in intensive care patients; Detection, impact, prediction, prevention and biomarkers.
2011	Betsie van Gaal	SAFE or SORRY? A programme to implement multiple guidelines simultaneously.
2010	Hein Janssens	Gout arthritis in general practice.
2009	Sita Vermeulen	Genetic epidemiology of homocysteine and related diseases.
2008	Mauf Graff	Effectiveness and efficiency of community occupational therapy for older people with dementia and their caregivers.
2007	Marianne van Iersel	The interplay between gait and cognitive function in elderly people.
2006	Jeroen Schouten	Improving the quality for antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections at hospitals.

Application guidelines

​RIHS researchers may submit max. 1 nomination for each award. Please submit your nominations to RIHS@radboudumc.nl. Deadline for submission is usually medio January. We will anounce the new submission date when submission is available again.

Eligible PhD theses:

• Thesis was successfully defended between 1-1-[past year] and 31-12-[past year].
• PhD candidates must be registered in the RIHS Graduate School (Training and Supervision Plan approved).
• RIHS affiliation must be mentioned in the thesis.
• Portfolio of training preferentially included in the thesis.

 Please submit:

• Motivation for the nomination by one of the supervisors (max 250 words)
• Digital version of the PhD thesis
• Up-to-date publication list of the work in the thesis

The PhD award committee will assess the nominated theses on the basis of motivation and content, according to the following criteria:

• Originality / innovative character
• Scientific quality
• Relevance of the research within the RIHS’ field of knowledge, societal impact and clinical relevance

RIHS Societal Impact Award

​The RIHS Societal Impact Award is annually awarded to a RIHS research product with a high impact on society.

Application

The call for RIHS Societal Impact Award 2018 is closed. The guidelines for an upcoming application can be found below.

Previous winners

Year	Name/group	Title project/thesis
2018	Rob Baltussen	Citizen panel on making choices in healtcare.
2017	not awarded	not awarded
2016	Jack de Groot	PhD thesis: ‘Decision making by relatives of eligible brain dead organ donors’.
2015	Colin Jacobs	The medical imaging software product, developed by Jacobs and colleagues, that was brought to the market as Veolity and DynaCAD Lung.

Application guidelines

The product should be based on a RIHS project and can have many forms. The nominated researcher(s)/group should have played a significant part in the development of the product and this must be part of his/her RIHS work activities.
 
RIHS researchers may submit max. 1 nomination for each award. Please submit your nominations to RIHS@radboudumc.nl. Deadline for submission is usually medio January. We will anounce the new submission date when submission is available again.

Please submit:

• Description of the product (max 250 words)
• ​Name(s) of responsible RIHS researcher(s)
• Motivation for the nomination (max 400 words). Please use the following headings (if applicable) which will also be used as assessment criteria:
  • Use in guidelines or policy documents
  • Implementation in healthcare market
  • Societal relevance, including importance for the patient
  • Media attention

RIHS Science Award

The RIHS Science Award is annually awarded to the best peer-reviewed scientific publication within RIHS, representing research that was performed at our University.

Application

The call for RIHS Science Award 2018 is closed. The guidelines for an upcoming application can be found below. Note: there isn't an application for 2019 available yet.

Previous winners

Year	Name	Paper
2018	Florieke Eggermont	Bone joint research - Can patient-specific finite element models better predict fractures in metastatic bone disease than experienced clinicans.
2017	Vincent Aengevaeren	Circulation - Relationship between lifelong exercise volume and coronary atherosclerosis in athletes.
2016	Rik Hansen	Validation of Noninvasive In Vivo Compound Ultrasound Strain Imaging Using Histologic Plaque Vulnerability Features (link).
2015	Sanne van den Berg	BREATH: Web-Based Self-Management for Psychological Adjustment After Primary Breast Cancer - Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (link).

Application guidelines

RIHS researchers may submit max. 1 nomination for each award. Please submit your nominations to RIHS@radboudumc.nl. Deadline for submission is usually medio January. We will anounce the new submission date when submission is available again.

The paper should be published in the past year or past two years and the work reported in the paper must be performed within RIHS. RIHS must be mentioned in the affiliations. Members of the jury will assess all papers based on originality and scientific quality.

Please submit:

• Pdf of the publication
• Motivation for the nomination (max 250 words)

RIHS Supervisor of the year

From 2018 onwards RIHS awards the supervisor of the year.

Application

The call for RIHS Supervisor of the year Award 2018 is closed. The guidelines for an upcoming application can be found below. Note: there isn't an application for 2019 available yet.

Previous winners

Year	Supervisor
2018	Joanne de Hullu

Application guidelines

RIHS researchers may submit max. 1 nomination for each award. Please submit your nominations to RIHS@radboudumc.nl. Deadline for submission is usually medio January. We will anounce the new submission date when submission is available again.

The RIHS director will review the nominations and decide who will receive the award together with the dean.

Please submit:

• Motivation for the nomination (max 500 words).

4-year PhD position

In line with our mission to generate basic knowledge in the molecular medical science and to translate this knowledge into clinical applications, into the development of diagnostics and into the treatment of patients through translational research programs, the RIMLS Institute announces the PhD round.

For more information send an email to rimls.info@radboudumc.nl or go this link.
 

Previous winners

 

Round	PhD	Supervisor	Title of project
2019		Ellen van den Bogaard	An old drug in a new jacket: towards drug repositioning of leflunomide for inflammatory skin diseases
2019		Joost Drenth	Understanding the ‘L’ in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
2019		Martin Gotthardt	Targeting activated cancer-associated fibroblasts for effective and personalized treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
2019		Sander Leeuwenburgh	Injectable, self-healing colloidal biomaterials made of cell-penetrating gelatin and mesoporous silica nanoparticles for treatment of bone infection (InsideBone)
2019		Mihai Netea	Functional genomics of primary immunodeficiencies – towards personalized medicine in PIDs
2019		Ronald van Rij	The virome of vector mosquitoes and its effect on pathogen transmission
2019		Ronald Roepman	Targeting the tip of the cell’s antenna - how ciliary tip dysfunction drives complex phenotypes in ciliopathies
2019		Jolanda de Vries	Dendritic cells to prevent cancer: Immune responses against neoantigens after dendritic cell vaccination of Lynch syndrome.
2018	Diede van Ens	Willemijn Hobo	Harnessing the immune system in myelodysplastic syndromes: combining hypomethylating agents with dendritic cell vaccination
2018	Valentina Carotti	Joost Hoenderop	Kidney organoids as disease model to rescue Mg2+ wasting tubulopathies
2018	Simone Kersten	Alexander Hoischen	Solving the Unsolved – Integrated DNA and RNA Analysis to Unravel the Causes of Primary Immunodeficiencies
2018	Charlotte Hoogstraten	Tom Schirris	Towards a systems pharmacology approach to understand and prevent drug-induced acute kidney injury
2018	Mariolina Bruno	Frank van de Veerdonk	Identifying novel immunotherapeutic treatment strategies in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with COPD
2018	Valentina Palacio Castañeda	Wouter Verdurmen	Engineering anthrax toxin-based systems for the tumor-specific targeting of BCL-2 family proteins in ovarian cancer
2018	Tim Baltussen	Paul Verweij	How Aspergillus fumigatus escapes from azole stress
2018	Baranca Buijsers	Johan van der Vlag	Heparanase: a double-edged sword in the development of glomerulonephritis
Round	PhD	Supervisor	Title of project
2017	Massis Krekorian	Erik Aarntzen	Multimodal imaging of distinct immune cell populations with optimized nanoparticles
2017	Gijs Franken	Jeroen de Baaij	CNNM2 as a new hotspot in blood pressure regulation
2017	Elke Muntjewerff	Geert van den Bogaart	Unraveling the role of autophagy in antigen cross-presentation
2017	Ralph Maas	Harry Dolstra	Deciphering immune checkpoint pathways crippling natural killer cell immunity against cancer
2017	Marilen Benner	Irma Joosten	Lessons learned in utero: born to be alive
2017	Elianne Bulthuis	Werner Koopman	Targeting mitochondrial morphology to combat mitochondrial disease
2017	Bodine Bezemer	Ronald van Rij	Dissecting virus-host interactions in iPSC-based cell culture models for Zika and Dengue virus
2017	Cenna van Manen	Ronald Roepman	Scrutinizing disassembly of the primary cilium and its role in cell cycle regulation and ciliopathie

 

Round	PhD	Main applicant (fund)	Main applicant (clinic)	Title of project
2016	Suraya Elfrink	Annemiek van Spriel	Han van Krieken	Discovery of CD37 as new diagnostic biomarker in human B cell malignancies; understanding CD37-induced signaling
2016	Lisa Hetzel	Ulrich Brandt	Jan Smeitink	Mitochondrial disease mutation m.3243 A>G tRNALeu - From  fundamental mechanisms to personalized biomarkers.
2016	Marlies Noz	Leo Joosten	Niels Riksen	Bad memories: trained innate immunity as a novel mechanism in atherogenesis
2016	Kathrin Rabold	Gosse Adema	Mihai Netea	Targeting the metabolic reprogramming of inflammation in tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs): a new therapeutic  approach in cancer’
2016	Laura de Vries	Joost Schalkwijk	Robert Sauerwein	Targeting Plasmodium falciparum Coenzyme2A biosynthesis for clinical development of novel selective antimalarials
2016	Chao Ma	Joost Hoenderop	Bastiaan de Galan	Treatment of hypertension by inhibition of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 in diabetes type 2
2016	Estel Collado Camps	Roland Brock	Martin Gotthardt	Targeted cell-penetrating peptide-driven receptor  internalization as an innovative precision medicine approach for cancer theranostics

 

Round	PhD	Supervisor	Title of project
2015	Elja Louer	Peter Deen	Age-related macular degeneration Sucs: from understanding to personalized therapy
2015	René van Aerts	Joost Drenth	A comprehensive, molecular approach to generate improved patient care for polycystic liver disease
2015	Roos Schellevis	Anneke den Hollander	Chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: Piecing it (back) together
2015	Lianne Beunk	Peter Friedl	Tissue-guided cancer cell invasion: molecular biophysics and implications for therapy
2015	Selma van Esveld	Martijn Huijnen	From the nucleoid to man and back
2015	Robin Nadar	Sander Leeuwenburgh	Combating bone metastases by delivering bone-seeking, theranostic platinum-based anticancer drugs
2015	Rahwa Taddese	Iris Nagtegaal	Tumor promotion or inhibition? The effect of gut bacteria on colorectal cancer
2015	Nils Rother	Johan van der Vlag	Deathly kisses: Apoptotic blebs and neutrophil extracellular traps cooperate in the pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
2015	Laurens van de Wiel	Gert Vriend	A holistic approach to the analysis of genetic variation in patients
2015	Remco van Cruchten	Bé Wieringa	Ribostasis problems in degenerative disease: Understanding myotonic dystrophy pathobiology through analysis of repeat-RNA structure
2014	Jan-Hendrick Venhuizen	Peter Friedl	P120 catenin as master regulator of microenvironment-dependent plasticity of cancer cell dissemination and metastasis
2014	Sami Mohammed	Joost Hoenderop	The renal cell's antenna to regulate Ca2+ transport
2014	Rinske van Oorschot	Joop Jansen	GFI1B in megakaryocyte and platelet biology
2014	Sabrina Boer	Jack Schalken	Elongated primary transcription in prostate cancer
2013	Ideke Lamers	Heleen Arts	A genetic and functional approach to determine whether disrupted polarized exocytosis results in retina-renal ciliopathies
2013	Till Mathan	Sonja Buschow	Plasmacytoid dendritic cell anti-cancer vaccination: Unraveling the molecular and cellular mechanisms that lead to clinical success
2013	Peer Arts	Alexander Hoischen	Primary Immunodeficiencies - From genetic basis to therapeutic targets.
2013	Human Riahi	Jamie Kramer	Epigenetic regulation of transcriptional plasticity in response to environmental stimuli

Awards PhD retreat

The best lecture and poster prize is awarded annually to the best lecture presented during the annual PhD retreat.
For more information please send an email to: rimls.graduateschool@radboudumc.nl

Previous winners

Year	Best Lecture(s)	Best Poster	Best Debater
2019	Anique ter Braak Robin Nadar	Rutger Jan Röring	-
2018	Jorrieke Weiden Marti Boss	Felix Fennemann	-
2017	Guido van Mierlo Omar Tutakhel	Christopher Geven	-
2016	Jessie van Buggenum Paul de Jonge	Jasmijn van Kampen	-
2015	Christian Büll Katharina Becker	Sarah Weischer	-
2014	Jeroen de Baaij	René Raavé	-
2013	Joep de Ligt Sabine Klischies (best contribution from the IRB students from Barcelona)	Jorn Havinga	-
2012	Joël van Mierlo	Bonnie Nijhof	Robin van der Lee
2011	Wieteke Hoeymakers	Mirthe Erkens	Sylvie Noordermeer
2010	Jayne Hehir-Kwa	Hanka Venselaar	Renoud Marijnissen
2009	Heleen Arts	Jenny van der Wijst	-
2008	Susan Mulders	Jeroen Middelbeek	Laurens v.d. Meer
2007	Susan Mulders	Jeroen Strating	Gang Cao
2006	Esmeralda Davidson Kristopher Clark	Tsing Cheng	Azza El-Sheikh
2005	Marije Koenders	Qing Chang	Joris Robben
2004	Stan van de Graaf	Dagmar Eleveld	-

Best MSc thesis

The Master's thesis is a proof of the ability of a Master's student to perform scientific research and to present his/her findings in a clear and concise manner. Yearly RIMLS gives an award to the most outstanding Master's dissertation.

Nominations should be sent to rimls.info@radboudumc.nl before 1 December 2019.  Nominations must be accompanied with a motivation including a (digital) copy of report.  

Download criteria form.  

Previous winners

Year	Winner	Title of report
2018	Eline van Houtum	Glycoengineered molecules to target the sialic acid-siglec axis in tumor immunology
2017	Anouk Becker	Novel strategy for targeted nanovaccines for cancer immunotherapy
2016	Marilen Benner	Differential effects of microbes on endometrial lymphocytes. Analysis of endometrial and placental lymphocytes and the possible role of the local microbiome
2015	Felix Fennemann	Site-directed antibody functionalization for targeted vaccination
2014	Bart van Beusekom	Re-refinement in protein structure validation
2013	Sarah Weischer	Blocking Aberrant Sialylation in Cancer Cells -A Sweet Way to Augment Anti‐Tumor Immunity
2012	Margo Dona	Dissecting the function of ninl and c20orf12 using Danio Rerio as a model organism. Two players of the Usher protein network
2011	Pascal Miessen (shared)   Christian Büll (shared)	A novel microRNA inhibitor in mouse cytomegalovirus is veiled as microRNA target Acute Inflammatory Response to Mannan Provides an Activating Environment for Arthritogenic SKG T-cells
2010	Veronika te Boekhorst	Control of cancer cell invasion and nuclear deformability by nuclear lamins
2009	Anna Haeger	The role of (local) cellular NAD+-levels during glioma growth and migration
2008	-	-
2007	Hanneke Wittgen	Application of a rapid, reversible and tunable protein regulation method to regulate the expression of the Ca2+ channel TRPV5
2006	Anneke Navis	Characterisation of RPGRIP1 interacting proteins
2005	Elisa Börger	The development of signet ring cell differentiation in mucinous carcinomas
2004	Stanley Hato	Not available
2003	Sophia Bruggeman	Not available
2002	Mike de Bruijni	Not available
2001	-	-
2000	Pascal Duijf	Not available
1999	Christiaan de Kock	Not available
1998	Manon Zweers	Not available
1997	Erik Vossenaar	Not available

Best PhD thesis

The doctoral thesis is a proof of the ability of the PhD candidate to perform independent scientific research. Yearly RIMLS gives an award to the most outstanding thesis.

Nominations should be sent to rimls.info@radboudumc.nl before 1 December 2019. Group leaders are invited to propose candidates. Thesis should be defended between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019. Nominations must be accompanied with a motivation including a (digital) copy of the thesis.

Download criteria.

Previous winners

Year	Winner	Title of thesis
2018	Mani Diba	Development of composite biomaterials with self-healing properties.
2017	Pascal Miesen	Untangling the piRNA pathway in the arbovirus vector mosquito Aedes aegypti.
2016	Kalijn Bol	Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in melanoma
2015	Jeroen de Baaij	The Distal Convoluted Tubule: the Art of Magnesium Transport
2014	Ellen van den Bogaard	From skin development to disease pathogenesis and therapeutics - The power of 3D skin models
2013	Jurjen Tel	Plasmacytoid dendritic cells & immunotherapy of cancer
2012	Theo Plantinga	Modulation of inflammation by genetic variation in innate immunity
2011	Jenny van der Wijst	New patches in the molecular understanding of renal magnesium handling
2010	Joost Lesterhuis	Dendritic cells in cancer immunotherapy
2009	Camiel Boon	Hereditary retinal disease, Clinical and genetic studies on the role of the peripherin/RDS gene, the BEST1 gene, and the CFH gene
2008	David Koolen	Opy number variation and mental retardation
2007	Lisenka Vissers	Molecular karyotyping by array CGH. Linking gene dosage alterations to disease phenotypes
2006	Tom Neijenhuis	Epithelial Ca2+ and Mg2+ channels in health and disease
2005	Manon Zweers (shared) Toni Gabaldon (shared)	Tenascin-X. Clinical and biological aspects Origin and evolution of the mitochondrial proteome: applications for protein function prediction in the eukaryotes
2004	Edwin Janssen	Not available
2003	Ole Madsen	Not available
2002	Anneke den Hollander	Not available
2001	Jan Koenderink	Not available
2000	Joost Hoenderop	Not available
1999	Anne Lenferink	Not available
1998	Albert de Roos	Not available
1997	Lex Bakker (shared) Marcel Verbeek (shared)	Not available Not available

Best publication

Since 2011, RIMLS awards annualy a prize for the best peer-reviewed publication. The publication should relate to a major scientific "breakthrough" that advances scientific understanding.

Submission motivation & publication title and abstract should be sent to rimls.info@radboudumc.nl before 1 December 2019.

​Download criteria and application form.  

Previous winners

Year	Winner	Title of publication
2018	Florian Wimmers, et al.	Single-cell analysis reveals that stochasticity and paracrine signaling control interferon-alpha production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
2017	Tania Crişan, et al.	Uric acid priming in human monocytes is driven by the AKT-PRAS40 autophagy pathway.
2016	de Winde, C.M. et al	Tetraspanin CD37 protects against the development of B cell lymphoma.
2015	Weren, R. et al	A germline homozygous mutation in the base-excision repair gene NTHL1 causes adenomatous polyposis and colorectal cancer
2014	Cheng, S.C. et al	mTOR- and HIF-1α-mediated aerobic glycolysis as metabolic basis for trained immunity
2013	Habibi et al	Whole-Genome Bisulfite Sequencing of Two Distinct Interconvertible DNA Methylomes of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
2012	Bronkhorst, E. et al	The DNA virus Invertebrate iridescent virus 6 is a target of the Drosophila RNAi machinery
2011	van de Veerdonk, F. et al	STAT1 mutations in autosomal dominant chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

Master-PhD grant

Facilitating excellent students and involving research in education are key elements in the policy of the Radboud university medical center.

The Executive Board (RvB) of the Radboudumc has allocated money to give top students the opportunity to perform research as a PhD student on a self-written project.

For more information please send an email to rimls.info@radboudumc.nl
 

Year	Winner	Title of project
2018	Mariya Chernyavska	Adenovirus-mediated local IgA production: a novel approach for cancer immunotherapy.
2018	Eline van Houtum	Towards improvement of cancer therapy by targeting the sialic acid-Siglec axis.
2018	Julie Verhoef	Shedding a super-resolution light on mitochondrial fission during schizogony in human malaria parasites. Supervisor: Taco Kooij, theme Infectious diseases and global health.
2018	Wouter van Wegen	Flow sensing and electrolyte reabsorption in ciliary dysfunction.
2017	Anouk Becker	Back on track: Reverting immune suppression of CD1c+CD14+ dendritic cells using chemistry-based delivery systems.
2017	Mark van Goor	TRPV structure and function: mechanistic insight into the functional diversities of TRPV ion channels.
2017	Rutger Jan Röring	Single cell ‘omics approaches for the identification of monocyte subpopulations in trained immunity and tolerance.
2017	Daan Viering	Make More Mitochondria: Mitochondria as novel target in anti-hypertensive therapy.
2016	Viola Klück	From bench to bedside: unravelling inflammatory mechanisms of hyperuricemia to prevent gout and associated diseases.
2016	Julia van Tuijl	High fat diet-induced trained immunity in atherosclerosis.
2016	Laurens Verscheijden	Building a virtual child to predict drug disposition in the pediatric brain.
2016	Cansu Yanginlar	rained autoimmunity as a driver in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.
2015	Gaby Eliesen	Handling of biologicals by human placenta and the risk of their use during pregnancy.
2015	Shokoufeh Cheheili Sobbi	The role of neuroinflammation in cognitive decline post-cardiac surgery. The FOCUS study.
2015	Jeroen Slaats	Tumor immune escape: unravelling and overcoming the immunosuppressive mechanisms  and niche in melanoma.
2015	Inge Wortel	Computational reconstruction of the tumour microenvironment: towards personalized cancer immunotherapy.

Microscopic Image contest

To participate submit an image and a short explanation.
Deadline to submit an image is 1 December 2019.

Please send your image and explanation to rimls.info@radboudumc.nl

Requirements:

• Images are made with a MIC microscope
• Images can be used to promote the MIC

Previous winners:

Year	Winner	image
2018	Leontien van der Bent

Supervisor of the year

Is your supervisor your superhero? Inscribe him or her to compete for the “Supervisor of the year” title! All you need to do is fill in your supervisor’s name and 3 reasons why he or she is a source of inspiration. The name of the submitter will remain anonymous. Deadline is 1 December 2018, shortly after which the three nominees will be announced. The winner will be chosen by public vote and will be announced at the New Year’s Drinks, 15 January 2019. Be creative and participate, they deserve it!

Please send your nominations to: rimls.info@radboudumc.nl

Previous winners:
 

Year	Winner	Theme
2018	Matthijs Kox	Infectious diseases and global health
2017	Ronald van Rij	Infectious diseases and global health