Symposium “So, you’ve got a PhD in Immunology. What’s next?”
On Wednesday, December 17, we warmly invite you to join us in celebrating the retirement of René van Lier as Chair of the Division of LAB at UMC Utrecht and Professor of Experimental Immunology at the University of Amsterdam. To mark this special occasion, a symposium and celebration will be held, followed by a reception and walking dinner.
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Location:
Symposium: Auditorium Accelerator, Uppsalalaan 17, 3584 CT Utrecht
Party: De Rechtbank, Korte Nieuwstraat 14, 3512 NM Utrecht
Time: 13:30 – 24:00
Details
Please confirm your attendance by filling in the accompanying form below, indicating whether you will join the symposium, the reception, and/or the walking dinner.
Registration
Programme
Symposium “So, you’ve got a PhD in Immunology. What’s next?” at Utrecht Science Park, auditorium Accelerator
13.30 Coffee and Tea
14.00 Symposium
- Welcome René van Lier
- Dörte Hamann (UMCU, Utrecht) “From T-cell subsets to integrated immune diagnostics”
- Arjan Lankester (LUMC, Leiden) "Connecting Immunology at Bench and Bedside"
- Susanne Lens (UMCU, Utrecht) "From Immunology to Chromosomal Chaos"
- Break
- Nuno Alves (Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Porto, Portugal) “Molecular Control of T Cell Development: Implications for Immune Responses and Prevention of Autoimmunity.”
- Pleun Hombrink (Mimetas, Leiden) “Beyond T cells in Tissue: Building Tissue on Chips”
- Niels Eijkelkamp (UMCU, Utrecht) “The immune system has a nerve and gets under your skin”
Moderators: Carel van Noesel (AUMC, Amsterdam) & Ellen van der Schoot (Sanquin, Amsterdam)
17.00-18.30 Reception
Party at De Rechtbank Utrecht
19.00-24.00 Walking dinner and party
Wanneer
Van woensdag 17 december 2025
13:30 uur
Tot donderdag 18 december 2025
00:00 uur
Locatie
Symposium: Auditorium Accelerator
Party: De Rechtbank
Symposium: Uppsalalaan 17, 3584 CT Utrecht
Party: Korte Nieuwstraat 14, 3512 NM Utrecht