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In 2019, 31 young researchers started their PhD journey at the Regenerative Medicine Centre in Utrecht. Now, they are all finishing up, so it was time for a closing event.

Shicheng Ye spent his time as a PhD student developing an alternative hydrogel for liver organoid cultivation that is more reliable than the current standard.

Surface antigens of tumor cells can differ within one patient and are interesting to pursue for personalized immunotherapy.

Since the university was founded in 1636, we have been working with each other and with others for 385 years to create a better world.

The results of this study are promising for patients. Because stem cell therapy has the potential to repair brain damage, rather than just limit it.

In early November, a patient with severe heart failure was implanted with a total artificial heart at the UMC Utrecht for the first time in The Netherlands.

Sabine Fuchs, paediatrician in metabolic diseases at the UMC Utrecht/ WKZ has received a prestigious Vici grant from ZonMw.

The Royal Dutch Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Daniela Salvatori as a new member.

How do we improve care for patients with rare diseases for which there are currently no treatments? This question is central to the work of pediatrician Sabine Fuchs.

Sacha Spelier investigated various treatment strategies for CF patients, focusing on combining several drugs with different working mechanisms.

What is it like to live with a regenerative implant? How do you tailor a treatment to the patient’s wants and needs? And how do we make implants accessible to everyone who needs them?

Paulina Nunez Bernal spent her PhD developing a new technique called volumetric bioprinting, which is faster than 'traditional' layer-by-layer bioprinting and safer for cells.

Screening with organoids offers perspective for people with Cystic Fibrosis who do not respond to medication. Lisa Rodenburg received her doctorate for her research on this topic.  

Professor Lodewijk van Rhijn made the switch from MaastrichtUMC+ to UMC Utrecht last year, and has been appointed professor of Orthopedics since 15 July 2023.

UMC Utrecht has received a European grant of six million euros to study the use of artificial intelligence in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Two years ago, the first "heart-in-a-box" transplant took place in the Netherlands. Now, 60 DCD transplants later, the waiting list is stabilizing.

Thanks to efforts by the IT departments of both UMC Utrecht and UU (Information and Technology Services), the source systems of both parties are better connected.

Florencia Abinzano spent her PhD developing a regenerative solution for cartilage damage and will receive her doctorate on March 11th.

Renée Maas used stem cell derived cardiomyocytes to study heart disease with the aim of developing new treatments, resulting in her promotion on March 13.

How can an infection help repair bone defects? This was the question that started the PhD research of Paree Khokhani, who defended her work on the 12th of March.