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Promising way to diagnose cancer in blood |
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Current methodologies to screen for cancer, like scans and tissue biopsies, are time-consuming, expensive and invasive. Blood-based liquid biopsies may enable minimally-invasive tumor diagnostics and therapy monitoring. Myron Best and Nik Sol developed a unique methodology to read the genetic material of blood platelets, a novel, promising way to diagnose cancer in an early stage in blood. |
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The Amsterdam UMC Fellowship consists of a maximum of €750,000 for five years. The award can be spent on salary of the applicant, a PhD student and bench fee. The fellowship includes a tenure track with the possibility to acquire a tenured position after five years. Deadlne: March 26, noon.
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Win the Societal/Clinical Impact Award! |
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It’s important that developed insights are beneficial to clinical practice and patients. To stimulate the practical translation of insights, Cancer Center Amsterdam yearly offers the Clinical Impact Award. This year’s deadline for the Societal/Clinical Impact Award is extended to March 11th. |
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Publications with or about our professionals |
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What about quality of life with and after cancer? In this podcast by Huis aan de Amstel care providers, experts in the field and people who have been affected by cancer are interviewed. In each episode the concept of 'quality of life' is illustrated with useful tips, recognizable experiences and valuable information. Last podcast is with professor Irma Verdonck. |
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Experiences of oncological surgery professionals |
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Read in this Dutch blog about the experiences of oncological surgery professionals. |
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5th Amsterdam Advanced Cytometry Course: Focus on mass cytometry |
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This course is for PhD students, post-docs, technicians, and any scientific personnel performing research that involves any modality of cytometry. This is the 2nd block of the course. Register before February 17 2021. |
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NWO election debate |
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NWO is organizing the first NWO election debate: the future of research in the Netherlands. The debate will take place on Wednesday 17 February, exactly one month before the Dutch general elections. The participating political parties will debate the role of science in society.
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Training ‘Writing a Data Management Plan’ for PhDs (medical research) |
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The next session of the training ‘Writing a Data Management Plan’ for PhD students affiliated at Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc is scheduled for 1 March 2021, 09:00-12:00 (for medical research). The deadline for registration is 22 february 2021. |
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Online Symposium DRCP (Dutch Rare Cancer Platform) 2021 |
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Invitation first National Symposium on Rare Cancers on 1 March 2020 (14.00 – 17.45)
Registration until 28 February 2021.
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PhD Defence: V. Bobkov |
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V. Bobkov, Nanobodies targeting and modulating CXCR4 and ACKR3, 26 February at 11:45h, Online |
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PhD Defence: mw. E.I.M.L. Liem |
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mw. E.I.M.L. Liem, Bladder cancer diagnosis in a new light, 1 March 2021 at 14:00h, Online |
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PhD Defence: mw. A. van der Hout |
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A. van der Hout, Web-based self-management for cancer survivors: Efficacy, cost-utility and reach of Oncokompas, 2 March 2021 at 13:45h, Online |
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PhD Defence: mw. A. Latenstein |
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A. Latenstein, Evaluation and improvement of nationwide practice in pancreatic and periampullary cancer, 5 March 2021 at 13:00h, Online |
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PhD Defence: S.W. Mes |
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S.W. Mes, Novel prognostic biomarkers in head and neck cancer, 5 March 2021 at 11:45h, Online |
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