Ernst Jan Bos (Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc): Cartilage Tissue Regeneration for Facial Reconstruction in Burn Patients
16-12-2019 | 15:45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU Campus Supervisor: prof.dr. P.P.M. van Zuijlen, co-supervisor: dr. M.N. Helder
Lotte Lintmeijer (FBMS): Power in Rowing
18-12-2020 | 9:45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU Campus
Supervisors: prof. dr. P. Beek, co-supervisors: dr. A.J. van Soest, dr. M.J. Hofmijster
The overarching aim of this thesis is to use scientific knowledge and technological advances in order to develop and evaluate innovative tools that contribute to the understanding and improvement of (individual) rowing performance. To this end, practical experience and knowledge and multidisciplinary research are combined to ensure that the results contribute to both the practical and the scientific (rowing) community.
Pop-up symposium, aimed at a mixed audience.
December 17, from 15.00 to 17.15. Venue: Room WN C147 | VU Campus.
The symposium is free of cost, but please note that the room has limited capacity, and that registration is required if you want to secure yourself a seat. Register.
Mark Scheper (HvA/AMC): Hypermobility Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility type): Unravelling the concepts of disability during childhood
20-12-2019 | 10.00 hrs | Agnietenkapel | UvA Supervisors: prof. dr. R.H.H. Engelbert, prof.dr. F. Nollet, co-supervisor: dr. S.A. Bus
Teun van Erp (FBMS): Load, Intensity and Performance in Professional Road Cycling.
09-01-2020 | 9.45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU Campus
Supervisors: Dr. J.J. de Koning, prof. dr. C. Foster. Co-Supervisor: dr. M.J.M. Hoozemans
Limited evidence is available about he load of intensity demands of races in professional cyclists, especially female cyclists. One of the determinants to perform in professional races is the ability to sustain high load and intensity demands. knowledge about those demands could lead to new insights into the training goals in professional cycling. Furthermore, in other sports a rapid increase in load is associated with a higher risk of injuries and illnesses, while this is still unknown in a low impact but high volume sport like professional cycling. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to explore the framework proposed by Impellizeri et al. with data from professional cyclists.
Nick Kluft (FBMS):The Art of Selecting Adequate Movement
10-1-2020 | 11.45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU Campus
Supervisors: prof.dr. M.A.G.M. Pijnappels, prof.dr. J.H. van Dieen.
Co-Supervisor: dr. S.M. Bruijn
Selecting adequate movements requires knowledge of one’s physical ability. This knowledge, or the perceived ability, should be aligned with the actual ability to move safely through the environment. For most people, the alignment is reasonably adequate; however, for a subset of the population, there might be a disagreement between the perceived and actual ability. This disagreement may introduce risky behaviour, in case of overestimating the actual ability, or activity avoidance, in case of an underestimation. The overall aim of the thesis is to develop methods and paradigms to assess the interplay between perceived and actual ability and its relation to the outcome of a motor task to understand how adequate movements are produced. Although hypothesised otherwise, in a fit and healthy older population the disagreement did not seem to explain future falls, even though there was showed a substantial disagreement between the actual and perceived ability for a large portion of older adults. This thesis also showed that the degree of disagreement is strongly task specific which makes it difficult to establish a person’s misjudgment in one single/general measure.
Jeanine van Ancum (FBMS): Diagnostics, Determinants and Consequences of Poor Muscle Status During Hospitalization: Action Needed for an Underappreciated Organ
14-01-2020 | 09.45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU Campus Supervisors: prof.dr. A.B. Maier MD, prof.dr. M.A.G.M. Pijnappels, co-supervisors: dr. C.G.M. Meskers, dr. N. Jonkman
This thesis obtains insights about the importance of preventing poor muscle status in older adults during hospitalization, and identified a lack of knowledge and appropriate diagnostics in clinical practice. Creating awareness among clinicians and researchers, as well as the general public about determinants and consequences of poor muscle status will improve prevention and treatment, providing optimal healthcare to acutely or electively admitted patients, with lower cognitive function, with inflammation and with metabolic syndrome include focusing on their muscle status before, during and after hospitalization.
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Gareth Paterson (FBMS): Perception – Action Coupling and Decisionmaking
15-01-2020 | 11:45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU
Supervisor: prof.dr. G.J.P. Savelsbergh, Co-supervisor: dr. G.J. van der Kamp
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Yara Bachour (Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc): The Etiopathogenesis of Capsular Contracture in Breast Implants
29-01-2020 | 13:45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU Campus
Supervisor: Prof.dr. M.J.P.F. Ritt; Co-supervisor: dr. F.B. Niessen
For decades breast implants have been used for breast augmentation or reconstruction after breast cancer. Capsular contracture is the most frequent complication after surgery with breast implants. It is the primary reason for reoperation and has high recurrence rates. The etiology of capsular contracture is, however, still unknown. The aim of the studies described in this thesis was to investigate the etiology of capsular contracture focussing on immunobiological, as well as patient-, surgery-, and implant-specific (risk) factors.
Rachida Rafiq (Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc): Non-classical Effects of Vitamin D: Role of Vitamin D in Inflammation, Pulmonary Function and COPD
14-02-2020 | 13.45 hrs | Aula | Main Building | VU Campus
Supervisor: Prof.dr. M.J.P.F. Ritt; Co-supervisor: dr. F.B. Niessen
