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5 BSCS'ers received an UMCG lintje02 Feb. 2023Because the UMCG celebrates its 225st anniversary, 225 UMCG employees recently received an “UMCG lintje”. We are proud on and congratulate the people from our department who received this award. They are: Nieske Brouwer, researchanaliste Molecular Neurobiology BSCS -
Published in Clinical Experimental Rheumatology by Zijdewind group20 Jan. 2023Fatigue in primary Sjögren’s syndrome is associated with an objective decline in physical performance, pain and depression. Prak RF, Arends S, Verstappen GM, van Zuiden G, Kroese FGM, Bootsma H, Zijdewind I. in Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022. https://www.clinexprheumatol.org/abstract.asp?a=1888 -
Rubicon grant for Els Kuiper (former PhD BSCS)20 Jan. 2023Three promising PhD graduates from the University of Groningen will be able to conduct research at top institutes abroad for two years thanks to the Rubicon programme organized by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and ZorgOnderzoek Nederland Medische Wetenschappen (ZonM -
Brein gezond door nieuwe taal te leren of muziek instrument te leren (bespelen)04 Jan. 2023Promovenda Saskia Nijmeijer (begeleid door Merel Keijzer en mijzelf), aangesteld bij BSCS, heeft op NPO Radio 1, woensdag 4 januari 2023, een toelichting gegeven op een onlangs verschenen publicatie. Lees meer Beluister radio fragment ( op 1:19:15) Research article -
Andre Aleman in uitzending Eva zoekt uit04 Jan. 2023Kinderen stellen vragen over van alles en nog wat; vragen waar volwassenen vaak geen raad mee weten. Eva Hulscher legt ze voor aan wetenschappers van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. In deze aflevering wil Myron (12) weten: waarom lach ik niet als ik mezelf kietel? Lees verder -
Judith Werdekker UMCG lintje ontvangen04 Jan. 2023Onze Onderzoekassistente Judith Werdekker heeft vanmiddag een lintje ontvangen voor de bijzondere bijdrage die zij aan het UMCG levert! Naast Cogmax, werkt Judith samen met haar collega Anita Sibeijn-Kuiper als MRI technicus voor verschillende prjecten die onder Cognitieve Neuroscience Cente -
UMCG treats first cancer patient with stem cells from its own salivary gland (Coppes group)21 Dec. 2022The UMCG was the first hospital in the Netherlands to treat a cancer patient with a tumor in the head and neck region with stem cells from his own salivary gland. This should ensure that his salivary glands are working again after treatment. See below information in press releases. UMCG UMC
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BSCS (Giepmans group) NWO Project within 3D Nanoscale Imaging Program16 Dec. 2022View on a small world 3D Nanoscale Imaging (3DNI) To design new drugs, to understand how cancer cells respond to chemotherapy, or to create even more powerful computer chips, we need to be able to see what is happening on the smallest scale. The 3DNI program is working on technology that can pro -
EU Horizon Europe grant for Sommer group13 Dec. 2022Project: Schizophrenia affects a staggering 21 million people worldwide, with 80% of these citizens suffering from a relapsing disease, putting their health and safety at enormous risk. Timely detection of these psychotic relapses would require very frequent contact with clinicians, which is ne -
Branislava Ćurčić-Blake focus group member project group08 Dec. 2022The Municipality of Groningen has set up a project group under the leadership of Mattie Oostra (policy officer) with the aim of strengthening the range of daytime activities for people with dementia living at home. Our principal investigator Branislava Ćurčić-Blake participated as a focu
