Recent news
Andrea Rosenberger receives Janssen special award 2012!
04-17-12PhD student, Andrea Rosenberger received the award for the excellent public-private partnership of VUmc, PamGene and IDDI.
Jeroen Geurts winnaar Trofee voor de Wetenschap
03-22-12De jury heeft dit jaar twee winnaars aangewezen: dr. Maeike Zijlmans van het UMC Utrecht voor haar klinisch onderzoek en dr. Jeroen Geurts van het VUmc voor zijn fundamentele neurobiologische werk. De prijs van € 1.500 elk is uitgereikt tijdens de Nationale Hersenlezing in het Mediaplaza van de Jaarbeurs Utrecht.
Look, listen and learn: Video guides to experimental techniques
03-05-12Video broadcasting is an innovative method of publishing information about research techniques and methodology. Two research groups on the VU neuroscience campus put it to the test.
Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam launches TN3
02-24-12Arjen Brussaard and Gert-Jan van Ommen take the initiative to assemble the translational neuroscientists in the Netherlands in the socalled TN3 (Translational Neuroscience Network Netherlands).
'Mind & Machine' at Philips Research
02-17-12New course focuses on business perspectives in the neuroscience training and visits Philips Research. Students were impressed.
Neuroscience graduate receives WJGS funding (NWO) for PhD position
02-08-12Neuroscience graduate Nienke Schutte has been awarded a PhD grant from the William James Graduate School as part of the NWO Graduate Program for young top talent.
Endocannabinoids regulate DA reward seeking
01-31-12Contribution by NCA researchers Tommy Pattij and Dustin Schetters to a paper in Neuron
INMiND: Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases
01-27-12Neuroscience Campus programme leader Adriaan Lammertsma and colleague Bert Windhorst (VUmc) participate in European project on Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative diseases.
Jack van Horssen appointed as visiting professor at the Biomedical Research Institute in Hasselt
12-23-11As of January 2012 neurobiologist Jack van Horssen from the department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology has been appointed as visiting professor at the University of Hasselt in Belgium.
3D Reconstruction of a Brain Circuit
12-21-11Collaboration between CNCR and Max Planck Florida Scientists created the first realistic three-dimensional diagram of a thalamocortical column in the rodent brain.
Hedgehog Pathway a Key Player at Blood-Brain Barrier
12-06-11Contribution by Elga de Vries en Jack van Horssen to a paper in Science Express
Candidate genes underlying hippocampal oscillations identified
12-01-11Rick Jansen and Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen (INF) and collaborators published their finding of candidate genes underlying amplitude, frequency or interactions of hippocampal oscillations in PLoS ONE.
Jeroen Geurts member The Young Academy (KNAW)
11-29-11Neurobiologist Jeroen Geurts is one of the ten new members of "De Jong Akademie" (The Young Academy ) of the KNAW.
Dorret Boomsma receives KNAW-Merian Academy award
11-23-11Thursday November 17, 2011, Dorret Boomsma received the KNAW Merian Award, the highest Dutch award for women in science
Stamcellen in hersenen van Parkinson patiënten nog steeds functioneel
11-18-11In de hersenen van mensen met de ziekte van Parkinson zijn nog wel degelijk stamcellen aanwezig.
