• It’s Dr. Belgers now!

    It’s Dr. Belgers now!

    On Friday, October 9, Vera defended her thesis successfully.

  • Eva pitches at NWO workshop

    Eva pitches at NWO workshop

    Eva attended the “Organisms in their environment” meeting of the Dutch Research Council. A digital twin is a virtual model of a real system, whether that’s an ecosystem, an organ, or a patient, that is continuously informed by data. It lets us simulate scenarios, predict outcomes, and test interventions without touching the real thing. Seeing…

  • Paint ‘n sip reveals hidden talents

    Paint ‘n sip reveals hidden talents

    We had a lovely team evening with a Bob Ross paint-and-sip. Following along with Bob’s soothing voice made it look so easy… until we had to actually paint the trees ourselves. It was a fun way to step away from work for an evening and enjoy some creativity and good company together! And, of course,…

  • Maxine wins an award at EANO!

    Maxine wins an award at EANO!

    Maxine had the honor of receiving an Investigator Travel Scholarship for Outstanding Science of the Nurses & Allied Healthcare Professionals with an interest in Neuro-Oncology at EANO in Rome! Her study, “Assessing the multidimensionality of symptoms in patients with diffuse glioma using symptom networks,” explores how different symptoms experienced by people with diffuse glioma may…

  • We were at EANO in Rome!

    We were at EANO in Rome!

    We had such a lovely time at the annual meeting of the European Association for Neuro-Oncology. It was wonderful to see all of our (inter)national colleagues and hear about all things neuro-oncology, from cool new technological advances to clinically oriented sessions. We also gladly presented our own work and thoroughly enjoyed many discussions!

  • Desmond joins us as an MSCA DC!

    Desmond joins us as an MSCA DC!

    We have another new PhD candidate in the team. Desmond is doing his PhD at the Mathematics department of VU Amsterdam, with Rikkert Hindriks and Frank van der Meulen, within the MSCA-DN BeyondTheEdge. He will stay with us for a secondment of six months. Welcome Desmond! “Hi everyone. My name is Huixiaqing Liu. I know…

  • Welcome to the team Marie Doubrova!

    Welcome to the team Marie Doubrova!

    My background is in (neuro)psychology and quantitative research, with a particular interest in understanding how symptoms interact and how people differ in their response to interventions. During my Research Master’s in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, I became increasingly interested in studying psychological and physiological processes as dynamic, interconnected systems rather than…

  • Goodbye (for now) to Maxine

    Goodbye (for now) to Maxine

    Yesterday, we said goodbye to Maxine on the very last day of her PhD! Over the past four years, Maxine has been an invaluable part of the MULTINET and GRIP team. She set up a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial investigating whether transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can improve cognitive functioning in people with a brain tumor.…

  • Heidag 4.0 was a great success!

    Heidag 4.0 was a great success!

    We flocked to House of Bird for the day, starting off by choosing the bird that best represents each of us. From owls to pelicans to swallows, we are a wonderfully diverse flock! Next, we dove into our vision: how did we arrive at it, and where could it take us if we dare to…

  • Linda becomes a full professor!

    Linda becomes a full professor!

    As of July 1st, Linda is a Professor of Network Neuroscience, with a focus on oncology. We celebrated the news at our heidag, and in our lab meeting the following day!