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  • Masterclass by Mona, Marike, Linda and Arjan Hillebrand

    Masterclass by Mona, Marike, Linda and Arjan Hillebrand

    “In this masterclass, four experts working with MEG in brain tumor patients will outline the latest insights on the field. Their lecture spans from sharing an overview of what doing MEG in these patients entails, to the broader scientific scope of measuring brain activity in the neuro-oncological setting, to the state-of-the-art application of MEG in…

  • Our BBQ and goodbye Eduarda…

    Our BBQ and goodbye Eduarda…

    We had our now traditional end-of-academic-year BBQ again, and it was a special one: we also said an IRL goodbye (for now) to Eduarda! After four years of being the first open science liaison of the team, she is moving on to new things in August. It has been such a privilege to have Eduarda…

  • Brain Bite on Eduarda’s tutorial paper

    OHBM Brain Bites published a brief teaser on the relevance of network neuroscience, including Eduarda’s paper and accompanying tutorial on how to use and implement graph theory and topological data analysis on neurodata. Read about it here!

  • Interview with Eduarda on OHBM blog

    After winning the Brain Structure and Function best paper award in Montreal last year at OHBM, Eduarda shared the process and results of her work in an interview on the OHBM blog. Read it here!

  • Lucas Baudouin receives Amsterdam University Fund talent startstipendium!

    The Startstipendium from the Spinoza Fund of the Amsterdam University Fund has selected eight talented scientists of Amsterdam UMC to bring their professional career a step further, and Lucas is one of them! He will be exploring the link between oligodendrocyte dysfunction, myelin issues and cognitive deficits in brain tumor patients, under supervision of Dorien.…

  • Hanarth foundation funds new project

    Many patients with glioma undergo surgical resection of their tumor. However, this surgery may lead to functional and cognitive decline that hampers quality of life. Predictors of such decline are currently unknown, making it difficult for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals to manage and prognosticate functional decline. In this new, collaborative project, titled “Predicting functional…

  • Linda becomes chair of the VU Amsterdam UTC

    The University Monitoring Committee (UTC) of VU Amsterdam monitors research quality of all departments and institutes within the university, and advises the executive board on research reviews and developments in research. Excitingly, Linda became the chairperson of this committee as of January 1st!

  • Maxine and Jantine present at a patient-organized event

    An important part of doing clinical studies in our view is communicating the research goals and results to the people we’re doing it for: the people with brain tumors. So Maxine and Jantine were very happy to present their GRIP study arms (on improving cognitive deficits and ameliorating fatigue, resp.) at an event organized by…

  • The Heidelberg Cancer Neuroscience Conference

    The Heidelberg Cancer Neuroscience Conference

    Dorien, Marike, Mona and Linda are excited to be at this inaugural conference in Heidelberg! Mona will present fresh results, come see her poster on Wednesday!

  • Dorien speaks at Cancer Neuroscience webinar

    Dorien speaks at Cancer Neuroscience webinar

    On June 21st, Dorien will be one of the three speakers at the next TN2 (Translational Neuroscience Network) webinar! The session will be about Cancer Neuroscience, and Dorien will kick off by elucidating the seminal role of neuron-glia interactions in health and disease. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NU_xyy98Qam8ixI25sErRw#/registration