Child Health nieuws
Child Health nieuws
Louis Bont appointed at Yale
Louis Bont, professor of childhood respiratory infections, pediatric infectiologist, immunologist, has been appointed visiting professor at Yale University. One of the most acclaimed private institutions in the United States, this recognizes the global impact of research on the RS virus.
Read moreCooperation to predict treatment effect
Does a chronically fatigued adolescent child benefit from online cognitive behavioural therapy? And how can we predict it? Sanne Nijhof, Marijana Marelj, Elise van de Putte and Tejaswini Deoskar received a Booster Grant and they researched this. The booster grant of 15,000 euros came from UMC Utrecht and Dynamics of Youth.
Read moreNew professor of Reproductive Medicine started
UMC Utrecht has appointed Willem Verpoest as Professor of Reproductive Medicine from 1 April 2024. The professorship, which falls under the strategic theme Child Health, will, among other things, contribute to the development of pre-implantation diagnostics.
Read moreSabine Fuchs appointed professor
How do we improve care for patients with rare diseases for which there are currently no treatments? This question is central to the work of pediatrician Sabine Fuchs. She has been appointed professor of Metabolic diseases and innovative therapies at the UMC Utrecht as of April 15, 2024. ‘I want to make these types of diseases treatable by also focusing on the other organs.’
Read moreElise van de Putte: The art of lifecycle medicine
Elise van de Putte, paediatrician of social paediatrics and professor of life course medicine and co-founder of the national centre of expertise on child abuse (LECK), delivered her farewell speech on Thursday 28 March in the Academy Building in Utrecht.
Read moreRole of placenta in babies with congenital heart defect
Children with a severe congenital heart defect are at risk of delayed brain development. In the early development of these children, not only the heart but also the placenta plays an important role, according to research by PhD student Maaike Nijman (UMC Utrecht) that appeared in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Read moreGovernment invests in animal-free innovations
The Dutch National Growth Fund will invest 124.5 million euros in a new centre for animal-free biomedical testing. Of this investment, 55 million euros are awarded directly and 69.5 million euros are granted subject to conditions. Known as the Centre for Animal-Free Biomedical Translation, its aim is to generate safer, more effective treatments, while reducing animal suffering.
Read moreLieve Tytgat appointed professor of biomarkers
How can we better monitor the disease progression of children with solid tumors? That is the question Lieve Tytgat focuses on. As of 1 January 2024, she has been appointed professor of biomarkers in pediatric solid tumors at UMC Utrecht. She primarily focuses on the further development of blood and urine tests to better detect and monitor childhood cancer. "If necessary and possible, we can then adjust the treatment more quickly."
Read moreSabine Fuchs receives Vici grant
Sabine Fuchs, paediatrician in metabolic diseases at the UMC Utrecht/ WKZ has received a prestigious Vici grant from ZonMw. This will allow her to expand her research lines and develop gene-correction tools to treat metabolic diseases with the latest techniques. By testing efficacy and safety for three metabolic diseases, it will lay the foundation for clinical treatments of various metabolic diseases in patients. That this grant is being awarded to a paediatrician is unique.
Read moreJeffrey Beekman: It can be faster
Jeffrey Beekman, professor of Disease Models for several years, 'finally' delivered his oration on 14 February. The delay was partly due to the pandemic, but the title was 'It can be faster' with a cause. And that did not only apply to his oration, but Beekman made a special plea for faster adoption of models to help patients faster.
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