CARIM Symposium 2020

Herstart (klinisch) onderzoek

1. Verkrijgen van schriftelijke toestemming (inclusief onderbouwing) voor starten, dóórlopen of heropstarten door Centrumdirectie, ongeacht welke partij opdrachtgever is van de studie. De Centrumdirectie bekijkt hierbij of het onderzoek plaatsvindt met borging van de continuïteit van de reguliere zorg en zonder ingrijpen op de noodzakelijke zorg voor COVID-19 patiënten. Hiervoor kunt u contact opnemen met de medisch directeur. (https://intranet.mumc.nl/sites/VisieEnStrategie/centravoorpatiëntenzorg);
2. Alléén in geval van heropstart studie én azM/UM is opdrachtgever: datum heropstart vermelden in de destijds ingevulde Excel Risico Inventarisatie CTCM (opslaan als nieuwe versie), met verwijzing naar schriftelijke toestemming Centrumdirectie;
3. Versturen van 1A, en 1B indien van toepassing, naar CTCM (accountmanagement.ctcm@mumc.nl) . Tevens opslaan in de Trial Master File (TMF) van de studie, inclusief de e-mail correspondentie of eventuele andere communicatie.

2. Alléén in geval van heropstart studie én azM/UM is opdrachtgever: datum heropstart vermelden in de destijds ingevulde Excel Risico Inventarisatie CTCM (opslaan als nieuwe versie), met verwijzing naar schriftelijke toestemming Faculteitsbureau;
3. Versturen van 2A, en 2B indien van toepassing, naar CTCM (accountmanagement.ctcm@mumc.nl). Tevens opslaan in de Trial Master File (TMF) van de studie, inclusief de e-mail correspondentie of eventuele andere communicatie.

CONTRAST Young Investigator Voucher Grant Magdolna Nagy

Magdolna Nagy (Dept. of Biochemistry) was awarded with a CONTRAST YTP Young Investigator Voucher (50.000 euros) for her proposed study entitled “Effect of the contact activation on ischemia-reperfusion injury in stroke patients”. Her study will focus on dissecting the impact of the intrinsic activation in relation to risk factors for stroke and clinical outcomes and on determining the bridge between contact activation and NETs. This will be carried out in collaboration between Maastricht UMC+ and Erasmus MC

About the grant
The CONTRAST YTP aims to stimulate and support young researchers in developing and evaluating high quality scientific ideas in stroke research, from fundamental and preclinical research, to clinical research.

Coen Stehouwer member Board of EASD

Prof. Coen Stehouwer (Dept. Internal Medicine) was elected as full member (clinician) of the Board of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes e.V. (EASD) with a term of office from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2024. The aims of the Association are to encourage and support research in the field of diabetes, the rapid diffusion of acquired knowledge and to facilitate its application.

Paramount Papers

Pharmacological depletion of microglia and perivascular macrophages prevents vascular cognitive impairment in Ang II-induced hypertension

Neutrophils and Contact Activation of Coagulation as Potential Drivers of Covid-19

Grants Grace

NUTRIM Symposium 2020

We would like to invite your for our Online NUTRIM Symposium 2020, on November 18th.
 
The theme of this day is: Is science just an opinion?
 
The debate over facts and so-called ‘alternative truths’ is ongoing in society, but also in science. Scientists tend to be much more skeptical about ‘truths’, because in evidenced-based reasoning even undisputed facts are constantly put forwards for open debate. The free expression of opinion, a free and accessible press and the freedom of research, guarantees the debate needed to argue the evidence for scientific knowledge. Still, many people do not merely invent facts, but also feel the need to spread them. Deliberate disinformation has become a means of controlling politics and public opinion. As a result, scientific knowledge is often put aside by the public as ‘just an opinion’. Should scientist care and act now?

Due to COVID19 regulations, it is no longer possible to organize this meeting on site and therefore we will go fully online! We will offer pre-recorded lectures between 8.00 and 15.30 hours, followed by a live stream between 15.30 and 17.00 hours. The whole programme will be available at: https://www.nutrim-symposium.nl  (under construction).

Organizing committee,
Prof. Dr. Daisy Jonkers, Scientific Director
Dr. Roger Godschalk, PhD-Students coordinator
Ryan Seyben, Office Manager
NUTRIM PhD Students Council

Lectures, symposia & events

Upcoming CARIM School Council meeting 2020 (location Flendrigzaal MUMC+):

• 8 October: 13.30-15.30

Who's New?!

Hi everyone! My name is Judith Gulikers and since last month, I am one of the PhD students at CARIM. I am 23 years old and graduated this summer from the master Biomedical sciences at Maastricht University. As a PhD student, I am part of the Department of Epidemiology, but I will mainly do my research at the department of clinical pharmacy at Maastricht UMC+. There I will work on a project to improve survival rates in patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma. I am really looking forward to start this project and to meet everyone! Regards, Judith

My name is Sebastiaan Asselberghs and I just moved to Maastricht from London where I completed an internship at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology and a Master of Science in Cardiovascular Research from King’s College London. For the completion of my MSc, I joined the Academic Department of Vascular Surgery, St Thomas’ Hospital to work on cell products for the treatment of critical limb ischaemia. Under supervision of Mr. AS Patel and Prof. A Smith, I recently conducted a study to compare the ability of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) to yield angiogenic TIE2-expressing Monocytes/Macrophage (Mo/MΦ) populations from whole blood Mo/MΦ fractions to their adipose tissue-derived counterparts. Given my interest in vascular biology and regenerative medicine, I am excited to join Dr JC Sluimer’s team for the PhD position to explore vascular resident mesenchymal cell phenotypes in atherosclerosis!

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