Algemeen nieuws

Ralph Wijnhoven wint Boerhaaveprijs 2025

Clusterhoofd poliklinieken Ralph Wijnhoven wint Boerhaaveprijs 2025 voor zijn bijzondere inzet voor het UMC Utrecht.

NWO Demonstrator-grant voor Dara Niknejad

NWO Vidi voor twee talentvolle onderzoekers van het UMC Utrecht 

Woonomgeving speelt rol in risico op hart- en vaatziekten

Onderzoek van UMC Utrecht en Amsterdam UMC toont aan dat mensen die wonen in buurten met veel ongezonde eetgelegenheden en weinig mogelijkheden om te bewegen bijna vijf procent meer risico lopen op hart- en vaatziekten.

AI voorspelt succes van anti-kankertherapie

Jubileum Sylvia Tóth Centrum in het WKZ

Het Sylvia Tóth Centrum bestaat 25 jaar! Ondernemer Sylvia Tóth maakte het centrum mogelijk in 2000. Zij had de ambitie om het welzijn te verbeteren van kinderen met een complexe neurologische onbegrepen aandoening. Het was een nieuwe kijk op zorg van een betrokken buitenstaander en dat blijkt nog altijd effectief te zijn. 

Bewegen gaf Ineke haar leven terug na uitgezaaide borstkanker

Het leven van een ander langer en mooier gemaakt

Samenwerking voor betere zorg bij overdosis

Artsen op de spoedeisende hulp van UMC Utrecht en Diakonessenhuis samen voor betere zorg bewusteloze patiënten na recreatief gebruik medicijnen of drugs.

Joop’s oorepithese: zelfvertrouwen door techniek

Bas Veersema is retiring from UMC Utrecht

Bas Veersema, a man with a mission: to give new momentum to the gynecology department of the UMC Utrecht. His work as a gynecologist and professor of benign gynecology has had a significant impact on this department. On Friday, June 14, Bas gave his farewell speech in the Academy Building in Utrecht. Bas: 'Looking back, I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished together.'

The true age of your blood vessels reveals the risk of further cardiovascular diseases

We all have that one friend who never seems to age. But did you know this phenomenon is visible not only on the outside but also deep within our blood vessels? This biological ageing caught the attention of Ernest Diez Benavente, PhD, from the Department of Experimental Cardiology at UMC Utrecht. His new research shows that the biological age of our blood vessels plays a significant role in the development of future cardiovascular diseases.

Jaap Trappenburg appointed EWUU Alliance Coordinator

The Board of the EWUU alliance between Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University and University Medical Centre Utrecht has decided to appoint Jaap Trappenburg to the position of Alliance Coordinator as of 12 August.

Cullen lecture: loose ends in transfer

Transfer from one organization or health care provider to another is a well-known high-risk moment in patients' care journey. How do we prevent loose ends when transferring patients in the care network so that continuity of care is not compromised? That was the subject of the sixth Adrienne Cullen Lecture this week at the UMC Utrecht, with the theme ‘Switching smoothly’: how do we avoid loose ends when transferring patients in the care network’.

Patricia Bruijning-Verhagen appointed professor of vaccination and infection control epidemiology

Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht have announced the appointment of Patricia Bruijning-Verhagen as professor of vaccination and infection control epidemiology, effective June 1, 2024. This position will enable Patricia to continue her work in designing and evaluating optimal infection prevention policies through vaccination and other innovative strategies. Her appointment comes at a crucial time, as the world faces the dual challenge of emerging infectious diseases and an expanding portfolio of vaccines.

Unique trial patients with CF: customisation with organoids

Dilara Vilic is the first European patient with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to participate in a unique clinical trial at the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital in Utrecht. For the clinical trial, patients are selected for the first time with the Utrecht CF organoid model.

Kidney tumors in children: specific diagnosis with MRI

Justine van der Beek researched how different types of kidney tumors can be distinguished using MRI scans.

World-class collaboration receives €37.5 million for regenerative medicine using smart materials

Jeroen Pasterkamp member of Academia Europaea

Jeroen Pasterkamp, professor of Translational Neuroscience and scientific director of the UMC Utrecht Brain Center, has been appointed a member of the Academia Europaea. That is the European society of scientists belonging to the global top. The appointment is a tribute to Jeroen's groundbreaking research and leadership in the neuroscience field.

Alternatives to antibiotics: Adapting phages to overcome bacterial defense barriers

Collaborating researchers from University Medical Center Utrecht and Delft University of Technology have received funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to develop more broadly acting bacteriophages. With help of such adapted phages, the researchers want to overcome bacterial defense barriers, which are important mechanisms in the bacterial resistance against bacteriophages.