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Online conference offers advantages for scientists
2 July 2020Flying around the world for every congress is outdated. Scientists can now choose for a more environmentally conscious option. Published in 'De Volkskrant', Radboudumc researchers Teun Bousema, Estel Collado and Julie Verhoef argue that the online congress can offer serious advantages.
UMCs work together on the FAIRification of patient registries
4 June 2020It has become easier for scientists working with rare diseases to exchange research data. By researchers from Radboudumc and Amsterdam UMC, a rare disease registry codebook has been created. The codebook facilitates data exchange between institutions with different electronic data capture software.
The ICI Amsterdam-Leiden-Nijmegen cancer vaccine consortium
7 April 2020The Chemical Immunology group from Martijn Verdoes, theme Nanomedicine, joined forces with two Organic Chemistry groups and a Chemical Biology group from Leiden University, and Immunology groups at the AmsterdamUMC and the LUMC to form a consortium to develop new cancer vaccines.
Guiding the surgeon real-time tumor visualization during surgery
26 February 2020Incomplete excision of tumor tissue negatively affects the prognosis of the patient. RIHS researcher Mark Rijpkema and colleagues are working on the development of new dual-labeled tracers and currently are implementing this into the clinic.
RIMLS PhD retreat registration is open
23 January 2020Yearly, 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. Early bird registration and abstract submission deadline: 4 March 2020.
'Stofwisselkracht' grant for Paola de Haas and Alessandra Cambi
5 December 2019Paola de Haas and Alessandra Cambi, theme Nanomedicine, have recently been awarded a grant from ‘Stichting Stofwisselkracht’ for their project entitled “Identification of immune-related symptoms in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation”.
Podosome nanoscale architecture redefined
20 November 2019Koen van den Dries and Alessandra Cambi, theme Nanomedicine, revealed how the nanoscale architecture of podosomes enables dendritic cells to protrude and sense their extracellular environment. They have published their results in Nature Communications.
A personal touch of Mariya Chernyavska
24 October 2019In order to promote interaction amongst colleagues within RIMLS, we have a ‘personal touch’ series setting employees in the spotlight. A light-hearted manner to learn about the colleagues you know and those you don’t. This week: Mariya Chernyavska.
KWF Roadshow 11 November 2019
10 October 2019In which way(s) can KWF provide optimal support to oncological research and care? How can we maximize impact on our investments? These questions are pivotal in Ambition 2030: the vision that KWF developed in close cooperation with stakeholders in the oncological field.
RIMLS 25 years jubilee festival The Future is Yesterday
3 October 2019Together with more than 250 colleagues and alumni we celebrated 25 years of research into the molecular mechanisms of disease. During this exciting and informal event, we not only took a trip down memory lane, but also looked ahead to the next 25 years and beyond…...
H2020 grant for a new EATRIS flagship project on personalised medicine
6 September 2019EATRIS obtained funding for a new flagship project for sustainability and personalised medicine: EATRIS-Plus. Alain van Gool, Peter-Bram ‘t Hoen and Ariaan Siezen are co-PI’s and receive approximately 550 k€ from this 5M€ Horizon2020 infrastructure development grant.
Front cover Human Mutation
21 August 2019The MetaDome web server build to interpret genetic variants based on genetic tolerance and homologous protein domains is featured on the Cover of Human Mutation. MetaDome was developed by Laurens van de Wiel, Coos Baakman, Daan Gilissen, Joris Veltman, Gert Vriend and Christian Gilissen,
NWO grant to develop new biomaterials for improved regeneration of bone defects
20 August 2019Sander Leeuwenburgh, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, and Roland Brock, theme Nanomedicine, were recently awarded with a grant of 581 k€ by NWO, domain Applied & Engineering Sciences, to develop new biomaterials for improved regeneration of bone defects.
Three VIDI grants for RIMLS researchers
24 May 2019Matthijs Jore, Daniele Tauriello and Johannes Textor are each to receive up to 800,000 euros to develop an innovative research theme and to build up their own research group. NWO is awarding the Vidi grant as part of the Innovational Research Incentives Scheme.
Understanding the inner architecture of a nanomedicine
29 April 2019The group of Roland Brock, theme Nanomedicie, and colleagues, used superresolution microscopy to quantitatively image the structure and composition of peptide – messenger RNA nanoparticles and related this to biological activity. They have published their findings in Nano Letters.
The first Radboud Nanomedicine community networking event
14 February 2019On 7 February 2019 the first Radboud Nanomedicine community networking event took place. The goal of the event was to bring together all those working in the field of nanomedicine at the Radboud University and Radboudumc, irrespective of the theme in which the research is performed.
Nature Methods paper on GPCR structure determination
5 February 2019The most recent addition to the GPCR database is a web tool to make the design of crystal constructs easier. CMBI Master's student Janne Bibbe was part of this project, and is now co-author of the paper "An online resource for GPCR structure determination and analysis" in Nature Methods.
Five RIMLS researchers in top 1 percent by citations
13 December 2018Bas Dutilh, Leo Joosten, Jos van der Meer, Mihai Netea and Henk Stunnenberg made it to this year’s list of highly cited researchers. Researchers in this list are selected for their exceptional research performance and are regarded to have had a major impact on fellow scientists.
Minister pleads for a better use of big data in healthcare
6 December 2018The minister for medical care and sport, Bruno Bruins, sent his recommendation regarding the use of big data in healthcare to the House of Representatives. In order to securely share data, the Personal Health Train project was established. Peter-Bram ‘t Hoen is one of the project leaders.
Super-resolution correlative light and electron microscopy: Spotlight on the cells’ ultrastructure!
28 August 2018Researchers from the Dept. of Cell Biology, theme Nanomedicine, and the ‘Microscopy Imaging Center’ (MIC, a Radboudumc Technology Center), recently developed and optimized a pipeline for correlative imaging using super-resolution (SR) microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds grant for Rick Wansink and Frank Walboomers
23 July 2018Rick Wansink, theme Nanomedicine, and Frank Walboomers, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, have been awarded a 250.000 EUR grant of the Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds towards the study and elucidation of myotonic dystrophy, in a project entitled: Harmful RNA in myotonic dystrophy.
