General
A celebratory event!
The Grant Award Ceremony is a celebratory event dedicated to recognizing the achievements of AGEM researchers.
During this gathering, we proudly announce the 2026 recipients of our AGEM internal grants and announce the winner of theBest Publication award. A very fun event!
In addition to these celebrations, we invite past grant recipients to give short presentations on their funded projects. This provides an excellent opportunity to showcase the impact of the AGEM grants, offering insight into how the funding has supported research endeavors.
Please join us for this fun event! What better way to end a thursday than celebrations, a great battle, snacks, and drinks?
Program
| Section | What |
| 15:30 | Walk-in |
| 15:45 | Introduction |
| Laureate talk 1 | |
| AGEM Innovation Grants 2026 awards | |
| AGEM Best Publication 2025 battle | |
| Laureate talk 2 | |
| AGEM Talent Development Grants 2026 | |
| Closing | |
| 17:30 | Drinks and snacks |
The AGEM researchers speaking at the event
2025 Best Publication Battle
Job Saris
Peritoneal resident macrophages constitute an immunosuppressive environment in peritoneal metastasized colorectal cancer
Iman Hu
Immuno-metabolic stress responses control longevity from mitochondrial translation inhibition in C. elegans
Koen Vermeijden
Mebeverine and the Influence of Labeling in Adolescents With Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Functional Abdominal Pain Not Otherwise Specified: A 2 × 2 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Han Jiao
Time-restricted feeding provides limited microglial immunometabolic improvements in diet-induced obese rats
Date and Location
Costs and registration
Free of charge! Registration for the event is appreciated.