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  • Blog 41: New year, same PhD? Let’s talk resolutions
    Blog 41: New year, same PhD? Let’s talk resolutions Our PhD Advisors have a lot of experience with issues that may arise during the PhD trajectory and like to share their insights via their blog! Read Blog 41: New year, same PhD? Let’s talk resolutions.
  • From D25 to Nirsevimab: A Dutch Discovery that Changed Infant Health Worldwide
    From D25 to Nirsevimab: A Dutch Discovery that Changed Infant Health Worldwide In 2007, a breakthrough in respiratory medicine was made in Amsterdam. Prof. Hergen Spits and his team, isolated a potent antibody, D25, from a single immune cell of a Dutch blood donor. This antibody targeted the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common cold virus that poses a serious threat to infants. Today, its optimized successor, nirsevimab, is part of the national immunization program, preventing thousands of hospitalizations each year in the Netherlands and beyond.
  • Cognitive screening and daily functioning in dementia
    Cognitive screening and daily functioning in dementia A recent study using data from the Amsterdam Dementia Cohort shows that cognitive screening scores are only moderately related to everyday functioning, highlighting the importance of combining cognitive and functional assessments in Alzheimer’s disease research and care.

Stijn Mom and Luc van Lonkhuijzen win Amsterdam UMC Societal Impact Award!
NWO Open Technology grant for groundbreaking MRI Research on ex vivo hearts
Decline in Annual Number of New HIV Diagnoses in the Netherlands Has Stopped
Run for Their Lives: Meet the AI&I Runners – Joppe Hovius
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Stijn Mom and Luc van Lonkhuijzen win Amsterdam UMC Societal Impact Award!
Vulnerabilities in Immunocompromised Patients Highlighted by Re-emerging Measles Infections in the Netherlands
TAVI Shows Promise for Cognitive Functioning in Patients with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis
ACS researchers involved in six out of seven new consortia funded by the Dutch Heart Foundation
Policy that truly makes healthy choices easier
Maaike Bleeker appointed Professor of Gynaecopathology: "A privilege and an opportunity to continue advancing the field"
Vidi Grants Awarded to Four Researchers from the Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Highlights from the 2025 ACS Symposium: Advancing Cardiovascular Research Together
Amazing Drug Discoveries: making the most of what we have
ZonMw Clinical Fellowship for neurologist Floor Duits
Vacancy Director InFECT-TT
In the Spotlight January 2026: AI&I Prizes, Grants and Appointments
AMS_Sports Travel Call 2026
Natasja van Schoor appointed program leader of Aging & Later Life
Announcing the AR&D Theme of 2026
APH ALL work visit blog: Thomas Engelsma
APH ALL work visit blog: Sophie van Oppenraaij
APH ALL work visit blog: Ilse Pluim
APH ALL work visit blog: Julia Lyons
APH ALL work visit blog: Jaro Govaerts
APH ALL work visit blog: Charlotte Nijskens
Development of brain organoid model to unravel the role of aging in parkinson’s disease
HPBeter symposium: the vulnerable patient as a compass
Update: New digital intake procedure for contract applications LRS
UvA Fonds Impact Call 2025: Pioneering research to transform woman’s health and mental well-being