https://www.uu.nl/en en Wed, 01 May 2024 04:06:36 +0200 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sabine-fuchs-appointed-professor How do we improve care for patients with rare diseases for which there are currently no treatments? This question is central to the work of pediatrician Sabine Fuchs. 139734 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/can-jos-malda-crack-the-code-of-cartilage Professor Jos Malda has now received an ERC Advanced grant of €2.5 million to crack the code of how to recreate the intricate internal structure of cartilage. 139532 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/zonmw-grant-for-catherine-robin-and-riccardo-levato Catherine Robin and Riccardo Levato received a ZonMw grant of €750.000 for implementation of an innovative three-dimensional bioprinting technology to study blood stem cell production. 139269 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/national-growth-fund-invests-125-million-euros-in-animal-free-innovations The Dutch National Growth Fund will invest in a new centre for animal-free biomedical testing for safer, more effective treatments, while reducing animal suffering. 139159 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/from-first-beating-human-heart-cell-to-new-therapeutic-strategies-for-heart-failure Renée Maas used stem cell derived cardiomyocytes to study heart disease with the aim of developing new treatments, resulting in her promotion on March 13. 138559 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/taking-opportunity-of-an-infection How can an infection help repair bone defects? This was the question that started the PhD research of Paree Khokhani, who defended her work on the 12th of March. 138558 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/solving-cartilage-regeneration-not-as-simple-as-it-seemed Florencia Abinzano spent her PhD developing a regenerative solution for cartilage damage and will receive her doctorate on March 11th. 138550 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sabine-fuchs-receives-vici-grant-for-research-metabolic-diseases Sabine Fuchs, paediatrician in metabolic diseases at the UMC Utrecht/ WKZ has received a prestigious Vici grant from ZonMw. 138326 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/daniela-salvatori-appointed-new-member-khmw The Royal Dutch Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Daniela Salvatori as a new member. 138330 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/volumetric-printing-increasing-the-clinical-relevance-of-biofabrication Paulina Nunez Bernal spent her PhD developing a new technique called volumetric bioprinting, which is faster than 'traditional' layer-by-layer bioprinting and safer for cells. 137836 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/in-search-of-a-better-treatment-for-cystic-fibrosis Screening with organoids offers perspective for people with Cystic Fibrosis who do not respond to medication. Lisa Rodenburg received her doctorate for her research on this topic.   137768 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/is-this-the-modern-heracles-unravelling-the-potential-of-liver-organoids-to-study-rare-liver Currently, there are limited or no therapies available for many children affected by rare liver diseases. Vivian Lehmann spent her PhD researching the use of liver organoids to study mechanisms and potential therapies for rare liver diseases and defended her work on the 30th of November 2023. 136094 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/rescue-cofund-phds-are-finishing-up In 2019, 31 young researchers started their PhD journey at the Regenerative Medicine Centre in Utrecht. Now, they are all finishing up, so it was time for a closing event. 135610 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/solving-the-challenges-for-large-scale-liver-regeneration Shicheng Ye spent his time as a PhD student developing an alternative hydrogel for liver organoid cultivation that is more reliable than the current standard. 135492 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/two-rmu-teams-nominated-for-team-science-award-2023 Two out of three nominated teams for the UMC Utrecht Team Science Award are from RMU! 134170 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/heart-in-a-box-means-more-heart-transplants Two years ago, the first "heart-in-a-box" transplant took place in the Netherlands. Now, 60 DCD transplants later, the waiting list is stabilizing. 133605 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/european-grant-to-study-use-of-ai-in-treatment-of-rheumatoid-arthritis UMC Utrecht has received a European grant of six million euros to study the use of artificial intelligence in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. 133600 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/lodewijk-van-rhijn-appointed-professor-of-orthopedics Professor Lodewijk van Rhijn made the switch from MaastrichtUMC+ to UMC Utrecht last year, and has been appointed professor of Orthopedics since 15 July 2023. 133432 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/prof-cumhur-oner-made-his-mark-on-orthopaedics-now-retires Professor Cumhur Öner is retiring after nearly thirty years at UMCU. He left his mark on orthopaedics and was at the forefront of regenerative medicine in Utrecht. 131729 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/fresh-hdmt-membership-offers-opportunities-for-organ-on-a-chip-research-at-umc-utrecht UMC Utrecht became a partner of the Institute for Human Organ and Disease Model Technologies (hDMT), which focuses on developing cell culture models that mimic human tissue. 131728 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws