Brain Center
The UMC Utrecht Brain Center represents all research and (international) educational activities of the UMC Utrecht Hersencentrum. Our mission is to perform high-level research in clinical and experimental neuroscience, whilst delivering an exceptional standard of care.
Chair Prof. dr. R.J. Pasterkamp
Jeroen Pasterkamp obtained his PhD degree at the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research and the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam with Joost Verhaagen and Dick Swaab. He carried out postdoctoral research at the Department of Neuroscience of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA. In 2005, he joined the Department of Translational Neuroscience of the UMC Utrecht Brain Center, where he is currently appointed as a professor of translational neuroscience.
News Brain Center
ERC Starting Grant for Ynte Ruigrok
- Aug 30: Large collaborative grant for more insight into brain disease
- 3 Veni-grants for researchers Brain Center
Research themes
Developmental disorders Epilepsy Neuromuscular disorders Neuro-oncology Psychotic disorders StrokeResearch approaches
Environmental risks From research to care Genetic risks Structure and connections Translational research
Research groups
Learn more about the research groups of the UMC Utrecht Brain Center
Education and career
Education and careerThe center and its partners
Affiliated partners International partnersBrain Center magazine and Bulletin
UMC Utrecht Brain Center Magazine
Read more about various aspects of research and care in the field of neuroscience at the UMC Utrecht.
Brain Center Bulletin
Several times a year we publish the latest news about our research and educational activities in the UMC Utrecht Brain Center Bulletin.
Contact information
UMC Utrecht Brain Center
Universiteitsweg 100
3584 CG Utrecht
+31 (0)88 7568034
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