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The Special Interest Group (SIG) Clinical Data Applications (CDA) organizes a series of presentations about topics related to the application of data-science methods in the clinical practice.
Could organoids be implanted to regenerate the eye? Ophthalmologist professor Mor Dickman works on innovative eye research, from large clinical studies to lab research. For over a year, he has been strengthening Regenerative Medicine Utrecht.
The Spring Distraction System is now FDA-approved for treating children with scoliosis, supporting the spine as a child grows without fixating it. "This is just the beginning", says Moyo Kruyt.
On the recommendation of the strategic theme Dynamics of Youth, Linda Theron, professor of educational psychology (University of Pretoria, SA) and Eranda Jayawickreme, professor of psychology (Wake Forest University, USA), will receive an honorary doctorate from the rector magnificus on 26 March.
Nephrologist Karin Gerritsen from UMC Utrecht receives a grant of 1.8 million euros for the NanoKid research project from NWO. In this research, she is working on an innovative kidney-on-a-chip.
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