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The SkillsLab is the place where (inter)national healthcare professionals (medical specialists, physician assistants) train and improve their basic and advanced surgical skills and learn new techniques under the supervision of experts.
New Erasmus MC Subsidiary Develops Personalized Immunotherapy
Erasmus MC has established a new company dedicated to developing a new form of immunotherapy. This new therapy — a personalized cancer vaccine — is intended for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Scientists at Erasmus MC have discovered that von Willebrand disease, the most common inherited bleeding disorder, is not always caused by a genetic defect in the von Willebrand factor gene. Defects in the mechanisms that control secretion of this hemostatic protein can also cause von Willebrand disease, they show.
Zhenyu wants to know how our brains control movements
Picking up a cup or putting one foot in front of the other: even the simplest movements require a lot of calculations from our brains. Scientist Zhenyu Gao wants to know how this works in the brain. He challenges traditional ideas in the process. ‘Brain parts are not separate lego blocks.’
Integrating immune cells to organoids opens doors for viral research
Scientists at Erasmus MC have succeeded in adding immune cells to organoids of the intestine and liver. This makes these mini-organs even more suitable for research into viral diseases, without the need for laboratory animals.
Discovery of a new syndrome brings answers to hundreds of patients with developmental delay
The discovery of a new syndrome brings an end to the search for a diagnosis for hundreds of patients with an unexplained developmental disorder. “A diagnosis means recognition and acknowledgment.”
Human brain slices: the ‘missing piece’ for virus research
Scientists at Erasmus MC have succeeded in keeping slices of human brain tissue alive in the laboratory for at least two weeks. This opens new doors for research, for example, into viruses that infect the brain.
The Gerrit Jan Mulder Foundation awards an annual prize for the best master thesis at Erasmus MC. The foundation hopes to stimulate the exchange of information among researchers. This year, the prize was awarded to two master's students.
Ever thought of doing research? Apply for one of our research masters
'What do I want to do after my bachelor's? Does a research master degree suit me? Do I choose a clinical or an interdisciplinary study?' Choosing your masters degree is an important decision. One you have to make carefully. At Erasmus MC we offer 5 different research masters. This article helps you make the right decision.
Stijntje Dijk wins Lambers Student Excellence Award 2023
Stijntje Dijk MD, MSc is the winner of the Lambers Student Excellence Award 2023. The award was presented at the 110th Dies Natalis ceremony on Wednesday 8 November.
It has been one year since the start of the new research master program Genomics in Society (GIS). The first students are now halfway through the two-year master and a new batch of students has started their journey. Students can now apply for the upcoming academic year, 2024-2025. Applications are not only open for the Genomics in Society program, but also for all research master’s within Erasmus MC Graduate School.