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In the HIT-CF project, coordinated by UMC Utrecht, researchers from 16 European countries worked closely together to find a solution for people with rare variants of cystic fibrosis.

A partnership in science and friendship: how Mara Nicolasen and Lucrezia Gatti aim to improve immunotherapies

How do we ensure pluripotent stem cells are safe to use in patients? Joaquín Montilla Rojo dove into this question and developed an animal-free model.

Can organoids help us better understand and treat kidney disease? This is the question Fjodor Yousef Yengej addressed during his PhD research.

The immune system is far from passive: “It actively shapes whether implants succeed", says Nada Rahmani, who recently earned her PhD.

On Diversity Day we celebrate the positive impact of diversity, embracing differences in ethnic-cultural background, age, LGBTQ+ identity, gender, and work capacity.

The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and the Supervisory Board of UMC Utrecht have appointed Prof. Louis Bont as Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of UMC Utrecht, effective December 1, 2025.

The focus area Applied Data Science again provides funding to finance research projects within the SIGs of Applied Data Science.

Research and education converge in unique new 3D bioprinting minor at Utrecht Science Park

Newly minted doctor Lisanne Baak on the power of working with parents and children in newborn stroke research

Whether a patient will truly benefit from CF medication can be reliably predicted with an FIS test, PhD candidate Marlou Bierlaagh concluded this week.

Seven researchers based in Utrecht have been awarded a €1.5 million Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC).

The team of Riccardo Levato (UMC Utrecht and ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Utrecht) has developed a new 3D bioprinter that doesn’t just print, it also sees and even co-designs.

What if the earliest signs of vascular disease could be observed as they unfold—inside lab-grown human blood vessels that mimic real-life conditions?

A new stem cell treatment administered via nasal drops is showing promising results for newborns with brain damage.

Can we keep a donated heart alive for longer? And if we can, could we treat it outside the body? These are the questions Mats Vervoorn looked into during his PhD.

Moving a nerve from your arm to your eye to bring back feeling in the cornea. This special operation was done for the first time in the Netherlands this week, by doctors at UMC Utrecht.

Can we better predict which patients will develop knee osteoarthritis? During his PhD, Chien Nguyen focused on enhancing imaging techniques for knee osteoarthritis patients with leg malalignment.

Sabine Fuchs, who has been Professor of Metabolic Diseases and Innovative Therapies for a year, gave her inaugural lecture on 11 July.

LPL is hiring a student assistant for 12 hours a week starting from September. Hardware knowledge isn't necessary but a willingness to learn is!

7 grants were awarded in the May 2025 round of the ADS research grant calls.

The Dutch ARREST consortium has received a major grant of €6.75 million from the NWA-ORC program of NWO (Dutch Research Council). The project will focus on developing innovative liver models

On June 30th, we came together to celebrate a special milestone: 10 years of the Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht. How did we experience this day?

Can we fix rare genetic diseases by correcting mistakes in DNA? During his PhD, Indi Joore explored one of the most precise tools for doing just that: prime editing.

The European Research Council (ERC) awards two ERC Advanced Grants to Helge Niemann (faculty of Geosciences and NIOZ), Raymond Schiffelers (UMC Utrecht), and Geert Kops (Hubrecht Institute).