Utrecht Medical Sciences - Spring 2011
WHO’S WHO 4
A brief introduction of UMC Utrecht researchers
COVER STORY 6
Keeping track of thousands of cardiovascular patients
PUBLISHED 10
Notable UMC Utrecht publications in ISI journals
INTERVIEW 12
Hans Bos about fundamental cancer research in a hospital
HOSTILE TAKEOVER 15
How coronaviruses take control
STRESS IS BAD? 16
Not always, says Marian Joëls
UP CLOSE 19
Josien Pluim mathematically improves medical images
DEBATE 20
The mouse man divide
UNDER THE SCOPE 23
Colored stem cells at work
HOW A VIRUS SURVIVES 24
5 ways herpes viruses trick our immune system
SHADES OF GREY 26
Vaccinating babies has mixed eff ects
UP CLOSE 29
Niels Geijsen creates stem cells from scratch
FROM ABROAD 30
Researchers from Brazil and India share their Dutch experiences
DAMAGE CONTROL 32
Preventing heart damage after an ischemic attack
FACTS AND FIGURES 35
All about UMC Utrecht