Amsterdam Neuroscience

Lecture & speech Join the Lunch & Learn meeting. While you are having lunch one of the Alzheimer Center experts will speak about the newest insights regarding a specific topic. This time Emma Coomans and Colin Groot-Remmers will give a lecture called: "Dementia in the picture".

PhD Graduation PhD defense Els Bakker, How COVID-19 influenced disease trajectory in memory clinic patients

PhD Graduation PhD defense Zarah van der Pal, A multidimensional perspective on stimulant medication effects in ADHD

PhD Graduation PhD defense Paul van Schie, Impact of novel systemic treatments in patients with irradiated brain metastases

PhD Graduation PhD defense Han Jiao, Microglial Immunometabolism in Obesity

Congress & symposium We are pleased to invite you to the Dementia Update 2026, on March 26th! This day will be filled with an exciting program with actual and relevant topics. More infomation about the event will follow soon.

Course & workshop This interactive session will introduce practical tools and mindsets for designing research with patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders, rather than solely for them. Through a co-design “hackathon” format, you will explore how co-creation can strengthen the relevance, feasibility, and real-world impact of your current or future research.

Congress & symposium Join the ACS Career Development mini-sympsoium where 4 alumni and colleagues of Amsterdam UMC that have pursued their careers largely outside of academic research will speak about their career paths.

Course & workshop The "Fuel for Thought in NDD" workshop is designed as an international forum where researchers from diverse disciplines can share ideas and collaborate on the essential role of bio-energetics in neurodevelopmental disorders.

PhD Graduation PhD defense Bart de Vries, (eXplainable) Artificial Intelligence in Positron Emission Tomography imaging