Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the Rudolf Magnus Institute is dedicated to Neuroscience
The institute was named after the first professor of Pharmacology in the Netherlands, Rudolf Magnus.
In 1968, on the initiative of David De Wied, the Department of Pharmacology was renamed “Rudolf Magnus Institute of Pharmacology”, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first chair for Pharmacology in The Netherlands.
Under the directorship (1988-2000) of De Wied’s successor, Willem Hendrik Gispen, the Rudolf Magnus Institute was transformed into a Neuroscience institute, encompassing many research groups from three Faculties of Utrecht University.
Jan M. van Ree (director between 2001 and 2010), structured the institute along Sections to maximise the use of resources and research output.
Since April 2010, the Rudolf Magnus Institute is headed by Marian Joëls. She aims to further integrate the three main dicisplines (basic neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology / neurosurgery) and stimulate the full transational potential of the institute.