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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…...

Artificial intelligence for renal tissue assessment

Meyke Hermsen and Jeroen van der Laak, present an alternative approach, featuring a convolutional neural network for multi-class segmentation of periodic acid–Schiff-stained kidney tissue sections. Their work was published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) Guidelines

In Annals of internal medicine Mireille Broeders and colleagues from the ECIBC Guidelines Development Group described the methods used to develop person-centered evidence-based recommendations for screening and diagnosis of breast cancer.

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.

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.

VIDI grant for Ritse Mann

Ritse Mann, theme Women's cancers, receives up to 800,000 euros to develop an innovative research theme and to build up his own research group. NWO is awarding the Vidi grant as part of the Innovational Research Incentives Scheme.

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.

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.

Jeroen van der Laak awarded as Nathan Kaufman timely topics lecturer

Jeroen van der Laak awarded as Nathan Kaufman timely topics lecturer 2019 at the annual meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP).

The impact of menstrual symptoms on everyday life

Bertho Nieboer and colleagues described the results of a survey among 42,879 women about the impact of menstrual symptoms on everyday life in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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.

Artificial intelligence vs. 101 radiologists for breast cancer detection

In an article appearing in the journal of the National Cancer Institute, Ioannis Sechopoulos and colleagues showed that current artificial intelligence systems can detect breast cancer in mammograms as well as a breast radiologists.

Determinants for variation in Integrated Head and Neck Cancer

In National Comprehensive Cancer Network Lydia van Overveld and Rosella Hermens described the quality of current integrated head and neck cancer care using evidence-based quality indicators, the variation between Dutch hospitals, and the influence of patient and hospital characteristics.

Ioannis Sechopoulos elected Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Ioannis was named Fellow of the AAPM due to his distinguished contributions to medical physics and the esteem in which he is held by his peers.

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.

Breast cancer screening KWF grant

KWF has granted a sum of more than 730,000 euros to the research consortium of Mireille Broeders, including among others Radboud colleagues Jos van Dijck, Ritse Mann, Nico Karssemeijer, and Jonas Teuwen.

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.

René Vogels Stichting travel grant for Pieter Roelofs

Pieter Roelofs received the award in order to perform a work visit to prof. Reuben Harris’ lab at the University of Minnesota, USA.

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.

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.

Public evening 'Dag Dokter'

Two Radboud Science Awards for RIHS researchers

Jeroen van der Laak, Geert Litjens and Thijs Eijsvogels have been awarded the Radboud Science Award 2018. The awardees receive the award for the quality of their scientific research.

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.

Internal KWF review procedure December 2018

First deadline is approaching. 24 October 2018 is the deadline for the registration of new applications.

Influence of breast compression pressure in mammography screening

In Breast Cancer Research Nico Karssemeijer, Ritse Mann and colleagues presented a study in which they found that less breast cancers are detected when breasts are compressed too firm in mammography.

Identification of dozens of ovarian cancer genes

In Cancer Research, a global consortium in which Leon Massuger and Bart Kiemeney participate describes the identification of dozens of low-penetrance genes at genomic loci that were previously associated with ovarian cancer.

Screening and vaccination to prevent cervical cancer

Interview Willem Melchers, head of laboratory for clinical microbiology and Ruud Bekkers gynecological oncologist Radboudumc and Catharina Hospital Eindhoven in Pulse Media.

Personalised risk-based breast cancer screening and primary prevention

Linda Rainey, Mireille Broeders, Daniëlle van der Waal, and colleagues published three papers last month on the future implementation of risk-based breast cancer screening and prevention.

Deep learning identifies tumor-associated stroma in breast histopathology

According to a recent paper of Babak Ehteshami Bejnordi, Jeroen van der Laak and colleagues, deep learning based analysis of digitized microscopic images could accurately identify tumor-associated morphological alterations in the stroma neighboring breast cancer.

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.

PhD lunch meeting theme Women’s cancers

Get to know your fellow PhD candidates of the Women’s Cancer theme and participate in the bimonthly lunch meeting.

ScreenPoint Medical raises 4.3 million euros

ScreenPoint Medical raises 4.3 million euros for market introduction of mammogram-interpreting AI system.

Tumor-cell autonomous interferon signaling in tamoxifen- and radioresistant breast cancer

Annemarie Post and Paul Span, theme Women's cancers, and colleagues recently published their findings in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

A personal touch of Willem Melchers

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: Willem Melchers.

A personal touch of Jolien van der Meer

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: Jolien van der Meer.

Radboudumc Masterprijs Biomedical Sciences 2016-2017 for Martijn Simons

Title master internship: The influence of a risk-based follow-up on the early detection of recurrences in patients treated for oropharyngeal cancer

Call RIMLS Junior Researcher 2019

In 2019 funding will be made available for 8 RIMLS Junior Researcher projects. The call for these PhD grants is now open.

Smart use of artificial intelligence increases reading efficiency of breast ultrasound

Jan van Zelst and Ritse Mann showed the results of their research in European Radiology.

Organize an international symposium? Be involved in the ENABLE 2019 Nijmegen event

For the organisation of ENABLE 2019, we are searching for a Local Organising Committee (LOC). PhD candidates and postdocs who would like to be involved in hosting the European young researcher symposium in Nijmegen 2019.

Internal KWF review procedure 2018

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.

Save the date for Radboud New Frontiers 2018: Betere zorg, netwerkzorg?

After standard care, standardized care, and personalized care, network care will be care 4.0. But how exactly do you do that? Should we create new structures for it or is it just a matter of trust and ability to step back?

Save the date for Radboud New Frontiers 2018: Big data, better healthcare?

How is big data influencing healthcare and healthcare research? How will it help us and what are the limitations? The first day of the 12th edition of the Radboud New Frontiers symposium, on 1 November 2018, will give you all the answers (and raises new questions).

Register now for RIMLS PhD Retreat

Tomorrow 2 February is the last chance for the early bird registration for the RIMLS PhD retreat 2018.

Computer identifies cancer in tissue images Artificial intelligence assists cancer diagnostics

Artificially intelligent computer algorithms can equal human pathologists in detecting metastases of breast cancer in lymph nodes.

NWO Perspectief grant for Efficient Deep Learning program

Henkjan Huisman and Jeroen van der Laak ( department of Radiology) are participating with two projects.

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