History of the Rudolf Magnus Institute
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 of De Wied’s successor, Willem Hendrik Gispen, who was director between 1988 and 2000, the Rudolf Magnus Institute was transformed into a Neuroscience institute, aptly named Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, which encompassed many research groups from three Faculties of Utrecht University.
Under directorship of Jan M van Ree (director from 2002 to 2010) the aim of the research within the institute was redefined. To this end, functional Sections were formed, each around a defined research topic, to maximize 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 disciplines in the institute (basic neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology / neurosurgery) and stimulate the full transational potential of the institute.
