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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.

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.

Dankzij inspanningen van de IT-afdelingen van zowel het UMC Utrecht als de UU (Information and Technology Services) zijn de bronsystemen van beide partijen beter met elkaar verbonden.

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.

Catherine Robin and Riccardo Levato received a ZonMw grant of €750.000 for implementation of an innovative three-dimensional bioprinting technology to study blood stem cell production.

The Dutch National Growth Fund will invest in a new centre for animal-free biomedical testing for safer, more effective treatments, while reducing animal suffering.

Oratie Kitty Bloemenkamp, 1e Utrechtse vrouwelijke hoogleraar verloskunde: sterke daling zwangere vrouwen met ernstige zwangerschapsvergiftiging.

De Universiteit Utrecht en UMC Utrecht openen de MIND Facility: een innovatieve onderzoeksfaciliteit met unieke expertise op het gebied van hersenonderzoek.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and UMC Utrecht open the MIND Facility, an innovative research centre clustering the world's foremost neurological expertise.

The Ureka Mega Challenge is a competition held by the UMC to help promote creative ideas. You can now vote for The Virtual Supermarket and DiagnostiGO

The Executive Board of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has appointed Dr. André Knulst as full professor ‘Dermato – Allergology’ at the Faculty of Medicine.