This grant is to stimulate young talent within the AI&I to visit a research facility important within the field of Immunology and Infectious Diseases to actively build their CV and network while also obtaining new knowledge (techniques, samples, data, competences etc.) valuable to AI&I.
Laureates AI&I Work Visit grant 2026
| Name | Position | Department | Hosting Institute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederike Kooiman | PhD student | Global Health | University of Ghana |
| Gavriil Ioannidis | PhD student | Medical Microbiology | Institute for Protein Design (IPD) (United States) |
| Jop Vreeken | Technician | Dermatology | Yamagata University (Japan) |
| Philip Elders | PhD student | CIMM | University of Hong Kong |
| Doortje van den Dungen | PhD student | Infectious Diseases, Center for Sexual Health | OUT LGBT well being, Lynwood, Pretoria (South Africa) |
| Merve Kocyigit | PhD student | Rheumatology | Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) |
Read the experiences of '25 laureates
| Nicholas Pucci | Work Visit Grant / Nicholas Pucci’s Research on Antimicrobial Resistance in Tokyo |
‘The AI&I Work Visit Grant has been invaluable for expanding my technical skills, strengthening my research, and building international collaborations. Experiencing a different academic and cultural environment has given me new perspectives and greatly contributed to my professional growth. The expertise and connections gained will directly benefit my PhD research and future career.’
Nicholas Pucci - PhD candidate Medical Microbiology & Infection Prevention at Amsterdam UMC
Laureates AI&I Work Visit grant 2025
| Name | Position | Department | Hosting Institute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meliawati Poniman | Research analyst | Experimental Virology & Medical Microbiology | Imperial College in London (United Kingdom) |
| Nicholas Pucci | PhD student | Medical Microbiology & Infection Prevention | School of Life Science and Technology in Tokyo (Japan) |
| Annemiek Dijkhuis | Technician | Experimental Immunology | University hospital in Caen (France) |
| Daan Filippini | PhD student | Intensive Care Medicine | University School of Medicine in Washington (United States) |
| Anne Timmerman | PhD student | Medical Microbiology & Infection Prevention | Institute of Virology and Immunology in Bern (Switzerland) |
Read the experiences of '24 laureates
| Pien van Paassen | Work Visit Grant / PhD Candidate Pien van Paassen Visits Murdoch University in Perth Australia |
‘This experience has sharpened my scientific thinking and allowed me to look at my project from new angles. Collaborating with experts in the field deepened my understanding of early host-pathogen interactions, particularly in the context of viral integration.’
Pien van Paassen, PhD Candidate Experimental Immunology at Amsterdam UMC
| Sana Abdul Majeed | AI&I International Work Visit Grant / Advancing RNA Vaccine Research at Imperial College London |
‘‘This internship was a significant milestone in my academic and professional journey. It not only strengthened my CV and expanded my professional network, particularly within the field of vaccinology, but also solidified my ambition to pursue a career in vaccine research.’
Sana Abdul Majeed - PhD candidate at the Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC
Laureates AI&I Work Visit grant 2024
| Name | Department | Hosting Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Pien van Paassen | Experimental Immunology | Murdoch University, Australia |
| Ana Merino-Vico | Experimental Immunology and Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology | Imperial College London, UK |
| Sana Abdul Majeed | Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine | St Mary's Campus, UK |
| Svearike Oeverdieck | Medical Microbiology | University of Washington, USA |
Read the experiences of '23 laureates
| Moyan Liu | Work Visit Grant / a Journey in Diabetes and Immunology Research |
| Joan Capella Pujol | Work Visit Grant / From Amsterdam to Seattle: Breaking Boundaries in Computational Protein Design |
Laureates AI&I Work Visit grant 2023
| Name | Department | Hosting institute |
|---|---|---|
| Aiarpi Ezdoglian | Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology | Durham University, UK |
| Celine Sewnath | Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology | University of New-Mexico |
| Fatemeh Khodadustvaskasi | Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology | University of Turku, Finland |
| Moyan Liu | Experimental Vascular Medicine | University of British Columbia, Canada, |
| Joan Capella Pujol | Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention | University of Washington, USA |
| Pamela Capendale | Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Karolinska Institutet, Sweden |
Laureates AI&I Work Visit grant 2022
| Name | Department | Hosting institute |
|---|---|---|
| Marloes Grobben | Medical Microbiology | Peter Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Australia |
| Eva Philippon | Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Bob Kullberg | Experimental and Molecular Medicine | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Marta Bermejo Jambrina | Experimental Immunology | Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| Norbert van Dijk | Medical Microbiology, Experimental Parasitology | Amref and Kacheliba Hospital Nairobi, Kenya |
| Abisola Sholeye | Biochemistry | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
'The visit was a great success: I was the connecting link between the Dutch and Austrian research group and was able to strengthen the collaboration during my visit. Furthermore, I got accustomed with a new model to study COVID-19 treatment. I cannot wait to put the new techniques I have learned in Austria into practice in the Netherlands.'
Laureates AI&I Work Visit grant 2019
| Name | Department | Hosting institute |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Eder | Exim | University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Yannouck van Lier | Exim & Hematology | MSKCC, New York, United States |
Laureates AI&I Work Visit grant 2018
| Name | Department | Hosting institute |
|---|---|---|
| Kinki Jim | Medical Microbiology and Infection Control | Yale University, New Haven, United States |
| Famke Schneiders | Radiation-Oncology | Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States |
| Ronald Derking | Medical Microbiology | University of Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Charlotte Rodrigues Neves | Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology | TissUse GmbH, Berlin, Germany |
| Vanessa Harrison | CEMM | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States |
| Jesper Kers | Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States |