• 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!

  • Picnic time!

    Picnic time!

    The end of the academic year 2025–2026 is already in sight, which can only mean one thing: yesterday it was time for the MULTINET summer picnic!Every summer, we gather outdoors to celebrate everything we’ve achieved together over the past year. Like last year, we enjoyed some well-earned time away from the desk and moved the…

  • Marieke conquers the Alpe d’Huez 3 times!

    Marieke conquers the Alpe d’Huez 3 times!

    As a fervent athlete, Marieke set a very ambitious goal this June: to try and go up the Alpe d’Huez as many time as possible in the fundraising event organized by KWF. And after months of training, she managed to go up 3 times!!! We followed (or tried to follow… so many participants!) Marieke on…

  • TN2 was a big success (again)

    TN2 was a big success (again)

    Many of us are part of the Translational Neuroscience Network (TN2) organizing team, and our event on May 28 was another one for the books. Read the full recap on the Amsterdam Neuroscience website!

  • Eva gives a lightning talk at TN2

    Eva gives a lightning talk at TN2

    Eva’s abstract on her computational modeling project was selected for a presentation at the annual Translational Neuroscience Network event! She gave a broad, TED-like talk on how personalizing predictions on the outcomes of surgery is important. “We owe it to patients to give them personal predictions”.

  • The annual CCA retreat

    The annual CCA retreat

    The Cancer Center Amsterdam is one of our communities, as a leading academic oncology center embedded within Amsterdam UMC, where research, patient care, and education are closely integrated. By directly translating scientific insights into clinical practice, we aim to drive innovation and work towards improving outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients with the…

  • Opinion piece on translational medicine

    Opinion piece on translational medicine

    Linda co-wrote an opinion piece for The Transmitter with co-PIs within the TRANSCEND consortium Klaus Eyer and Lara Keuck, shedding some light on why much of the research designed in labs does not make it to clinical care. Read it here! More info on TRANSCEND on the consortium website.