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RIMLS PhD retreat registration is open

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. Early bird registration and abstract submission deadline: 4 March 2020.

Laparoscopy reduces the number of adhesions but it is still too high

Adhesions after abdominal surgery cause too many re-admissions. Although keyhole surgery reduces the number of adhesions and the complications associated with them, the total disease burden remains high, as reported in The Lancet by RIHS researcher Richard ten Broek and colleagues.

Conversation analysis of video consultations vs face-to-face consultations

A video consultation is often about the benefits of a digital connection. But what does it mean for the conversation itself? Surgeon Martijn Stommel and his sister Wyke Stommel conducted research into specific parts of the conversations.

Awarded KWF grants for Radboudumc researchers

KWF is investing 2.7 million euros in five different studies at Radboudumc. The awards are part of the new round of funding by DCS, in which over 34 million euros will be granted to Dutch cancer research. We congratulate our researchers with this funding and wish them success with their great work.

Vote for the Supervisor of the year

Deadline for voting is closed. The three nominated finalists are: Joost Drenth, Marien de Jonge and Iris Nagtegaal.

Mohrmann Stipend for Bakker and Peters

Tuesday 10 December, Esmée Bakker and Yonne Peters were awarded a Christine Mohrmann stipend. The grant – 5000 euros each – gives them an opportunity to spend time at another university, preferably one abroad.

Exploration meeting Academic Alliance on Oncology

Within the Academic Alliance, the Maastricht UMC+ and Radboudumc are already working together in several areas. And this is happening in more and more fields. On 27 November researchers from both umc's met during the fourth Exploration meeting, this time with the theme: Oncology.

RIMLS awards call for nominations

RIMLS awards several prizes to stimulate and honor our (young) researchers. Please find here an overview of the upcoming awards. Deadline 12 December 2019.

Awardees RIHS Junior Researcher round 2020

Recently, RIHS held an internal call for Radboudumc junior researcher (PhD) positions. This year 6 positions have been awarded.

KWF Roadshow 11 November 2019

In 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

Together 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…...

Electronic nose detects bacterium that can cause stomach cancer

OP Oost promotes innovative cooperation between companies and research institutions.

Bart Kiemeney finishes 1st in the Tour and raises thousands of euros

With over €47,000 on the counter, Kiemeney can see the Tour de France as a great success.

Nicoline Hoogerbrugge and Michiel Vermeulen newly elected in Academia Europaea

The Academia Europaea is a functioning European Academy of Humanities, Letters and Sciences, composed of individual members.

Awarded KWF grants for Radboudumc researchers

The Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) has awarded 25.5 million euros to 50 new research projects in 16 different institutes. 8 grants are awarded to Radboudumc researchers. We congratulate our researchers with this funding and wish them success with their great work.

The gap in mortality between older and younger CRC patients has been bridged

In European Journal of Cancer, Nelleke Brouwer, Thea Zonneveld-Heil and colleagues showed that differences in postoperative mortality between older and younger patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer decreased. 1-year postoperative RS was almost equal for older and younger patients in 2015-2016.

A warm welcome for Hypatia fellow Daniele Tauriello

It is our pleasure to welcome a new research group leader and Hypatia fellow at RIMLS: Daniele Tauriello (dept Cell Biology).

Internal KWF review procedure 2020

In agreement with the existing policy the research board and Radboud Center for Oncology have decided to continue with the mandatory internal review procedure for KWF grant applications.

Barrett oesophagus

In Nature Reviews Disease Primers Yonne Peters and Ali Al-Kaabi provided a global overview of Barrett oesophagus and outlined key open research questions. This primer covered epidemiology, disease mechanism, diagnose, screening, prevention, management, and quality of life.

Three VIDI grants for RIMLS researchers

Matthijs 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.

Secure trial usual care to a restrictive patient selection for gallbladder surgery

In Lancet Kees van Laarhoven and colleagues showed that usual care for gallstone patients is suboptimal and that less than two third of patients are pain-free after surgery.

Universal tumor BRCA1/2 testing of ovarian cancer

Marjolijn Ligtenberg, Janet Vos and Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, assessed the feasibility of a workflow for universal tumor DNA BRCA1/2 testing of all newly diagnosed OC patients as prescreen for PARPi treatment and cancer predisposition testing. They have published their findings in the JNCI.

Step-up approach vs open necrosectomy for necrotizing pancreatitis

Another publication of the successful Dutch collaborative group on pancreatitis research with substantial contribution from Radboudumc researchers, Harry van Goor and Kees van Laarhoven.

Internal KWF review procedure 2019

In agreement with the existing policy the research board and Radboudumc Center for Oncology have decided to continue with the mandatory internal review procedure for KWF grant applications.

Francesco Ciompi and Jeroen van der Laak have been awarded a KWF grant

Francesco Ciompi and Jeroen van der Laak have been awarded a KWF grant of € 200K with € 150K for Radboudumc for the PROACTING project (PRedicting neOAdjuvant Chemotherapy Treatment response with deeplearnING).

Call for RIMLS Junior Researcher 2020

In 2020 funding will be made available for 8 RIMLS Junior Researcher projects. The call for these PhD grants is now open.

Lieneke Steeghs about the PATH project: Predictive Analysis for Therapy

Read here the article 'PATH makes predictive molecular diagnostics in cancer unambiguous', of Lieneke Steeghs, theme Tumors of the digestive tract, that was published on the website of ZonMw.

Valentine’s day spectacle at the Radboud Research Rounds

This year’s Valentine’s day in the Radboudumc was focused on the RRR of the Tumors of the Digestive Tract. In the biannual Paper Award session the big prize went to Daniel Garza from the Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, for his paper on “the environmental metabolome”.

Gene involved in colorectal cancer also causes breast cancer

Judith Grolleman, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge and Richarda de Voer, theme Tumors of the digestive tract, published in Cancer Cell that mutations in the NTHL1 gene, previously associated with colorectal cancer, also cause breast cancer and other types of cancer.

A personal touch of Iris Nagtegaal

In 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: Iris Nagtegaal.

Radiotherapy-associated angiosarcoma after breast cancer treatment

In Jama Oncology Anouk Rombouts and co-workers showed that one in 1000 patients who were treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer will develop an angiosarcoma of the breast.

Remote patient follow up after colorectal cancer surgery

Seyed Qaderi, Hans de Wilt and colleagues developed and implemented a new patient centered follow up schedule for colorectal cancer survivors.

MLDS grant for development of cine-MRI for diagnosis of post-operative adhesions

Richard ten Broek and co-workers have received a €150K grant from MLDS for further development of cineMRI to diagnose adhesions.

Newly appointed Principal Clinicians RIHS 2019 - 2021

These caregivers are at the forefront of renewing patient care and take the lead in the development and realization of the Radboud vision.

How to approach a patient with refractory or recurrent benign esophageal stricture

In Gastroenterology Peter Siersema described the currently used treatment modalities for complex esophageal strictures, based on underlying cause and symptom duration, but also focusing on future treatment perspectives.

RIMLS awards festival Twelve winners

In 5 categories RIMLS young researchers received an award and bonus during the New Year's drinks. See all photo's.

Internal KWF review procedure 2019

In agreement with the existing policy the research board and Radboud Center for Oncology have decided to continue with the mandatory internal review procedure for KWF grant applications.

Awarded KWF grants for Radboudumc researchers

The Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) has awarded 8 grants to Radboudumc researchers. We congratulate them with this funding and wish them success with their great work.

Christine Mohrmann stipendium for Nikki Knijn

The goal of the stipendium is to enable junior female scientists to perform research abroad and to encourage them to pursue a scientific career in academia.

Vote for your Supervisor of the year

Now you have the chance to vote for your preferred candidate. Have fun, and go for it, support and promote your ideal supervisor. The winner will be announced during the RIMLS New Year's drinks on 15 January. Deadline for voting is 6 January 2019.

H2020 grant for Computational Pathology

Jeroen van der Laak and Francesco Ciompi have been awarded an ICT12 H2020 grant of € 4.3M, with € 675K for Radboudumc.

Science QUIZ theme Tumors of the digestive tract a big success!

All PhDs sent in a quiz question about their projects and explained the right answer in a one minute pitch. The overall winner was Elise de Savornin Loman from the department of Surgery.

Report of the 12th New Frontiers symposium Big data, better healthcare? - 1 November 2018

Examples from the application of deep learning to image reading in pathology and radiology and the application of network medicine to monitor infectious disease outbreaks or collective mood states using twitter data showed the huge potential of big data approaches for building better healthcare.

Report of the 12th New Frontiers symposium Better care, network care? - 2 November 2018

No easy answers at this symposium last Friday, only challenges that can be overcome if we succeed in 5 things. First and most radically, put patients in the center of healthcare. Second, start with assessing what the local population needs and not what local professionals have to offer.

MLDS grant of €250.000 for Yonne Peters and Peter Siersema

Yonne Peters and Peter Siersema obtained a MLDS grant of €250k for their project ‘Early detection of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer: accuracy and acceptability of a novel screening strategy in primary care’.

ZonMw travel grant for Melissa Arron

PhD candidate Melissa Arron received a ZonMw travel grant (Translational research programme) of € 15k for her research on the effect of metabolic syndrome on gut microbiome and anastomotic healing after colon surgery.

Public evening 'Dag Dokter'

Last chance to register for ENABLE 2018

The 2nd ENABLE symposium entitled “The promise of future medicine: from research to therapy” will be hosted in Copenhagen, from 7 - 9 November. Don’t miss out, registration closes 30 September.

Rectal cancer staging using MRI with endorectal filling

In the British Journal of Radiology Rutger Stijns and colleagues, showed that using MRI with endorectal filling did not lead to an improved rectal cancer staging and that it has the potential to influence the distance to a key anatomical landmark.

Low risk of progression in persistent non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus

In Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Peter Siersema and Yonne Peters showed that patients with stable persistence of non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus have a low risk of malignant progression and may not benefit from routine endoscopic surveillance.