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Newsletter
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Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity
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Extra AII Seminar - Carmen Gerlach
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Date: 4 September 2023 Time: 16.00 - 17.00 hrs Location: O2 building, Room 01W08 Host: Marieke Fransen
Keynote speaker: Carmen Gerlach Title seminar: "diversification within the CD8 T cell response; Connecting human and murine T cell differentiation"
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AII Prizes, Grants and Appointments
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If you have been bitten by a tick, you can recognize it by a protruding black knob about the size of a match head. Every year, a total of one and a half million Dutch people are bitten by ticks. What do you do if you find a tick bite on your body? Joppe Hovius, Professor of Infectious Diseases at Amsterdam UMC, explains.
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Effects and mechanisms of plant antioxidants in periodontitis and osteoporosis
Xiaoling Li, September 5th, 09.45 hrs, online
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Improved understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis in rural Ecuador
Jaap Bezemer, September 7th, 13.00 hrs, Agnietenkapel (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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Understanding treatment response in real-world patients with atopic eczema
Angela Bosma, September 8th, 14.00 hrs, University Aula
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Computational discovery of viruses and their hosts
Cormac Kinsella, September 11th, 14.00 hrs, Agnietenkapel (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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miRNAs in chronic hepatitis B: from potential biomarkers to therapeutic targets
Vladimir Loukachov, September 13th, 16.00 hrs, Agnietenkapel (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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Optimisation of methotrexate treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: current reflections on a personalised approach
Renske Hebing, September 15th, 11.45 hrs, University Aula (Vrije Universiteit)
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Exploring the Gut-Thyroid Axis: The Role of the Microbiome in Thyroid Autoimmunity
Aline Fenneman, September 15th, 14.00 hrs, University Aula
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Antibody therapy of cancer
Mandy Gruijs, September 20th, 13.45 hrs, University Aula
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The role of Langerhans cells and dendritic cells in viral dissemination: infection and transmission
Leanne Helgers, September 20th, 13.00 hrs, Agnietenkapel (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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Upcoming events, courses and webinars
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Training school "Galleria mellonella in biofilm research": organized by the CEMBO EU consortium, September 11th - 14th, Bratislava - Slovakia.
Symposium: Antibody therapy of Cancer; New concepts and targets, on the occassion of the PhD Graduation of Mandy de Gruijs, September 19th 2023, 13.00 - 17.00 hrs, VUmc, O|2 building, room 01W08.
PhD Retreat: AII Olympics, October 5th and 6th 2023, De Heerlickheijd van Ermelo, registration for the PhD retreat starts on the 3rd of July and will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Scientific symposium: COVID-19 update, Scientific symposium on the prevention, treatment and aftercare of COVID-19. Are we ready for 2024?, October 19th 2023, 08.30 - 16.30 hrs, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC (Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Lecture hall 1).
Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium: Predicting the future of Global Health, October 31st 2023, 13.00 - 17.00 hrs, Theatre 5, Nieuwe Universiteitsgebouw, De Boelelaan 1111, 1081HV Amsterdam, the symposium is free of charge, you can register here.
TechMed Event: shaping a healthy future, November 1st 2023, The Technical Medical Centre University of Twente Drienerlolaan 5, Enschede The Netherlands.
Future Generations Launch Event, During the academic year 23/24, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) (UvA) will host a series of conversations to explore our responsibilities towards future generations from different perspectives, November 12th 2023, 12.00 - 17.00 hrs, Amsterdam.
ASAP Symposium 2023, explore important topics concerning the Amsterdam UMC PhD system and its candidates, November 8th 2023, 14.30 - 17.00 hrs.
Joint Belgian-Dutch Immunology Meeting 2023, Joint Meeting of the Belgium Immunology Society (BIS) and the Dutch Society for Immunology (DSI), November 21st and 22nd 2023, Zoo antwerp.
IDSA Infectious Diseases Symposium Amsterdam - 28th edition, theme: "Back to the lecture hall", December 14th 2023, Lecture hall 4 of the Amsterdam UMC, location AMC.
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Register as mentor or mentee
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Sign up as a mentor or mentee for the UVA Talent Mentoring Programme 2023-2024. In 5 to 6 sessions between October 2023 and June 2024 you will discuss professional development and career opportunities together.
Registration deadline: September 17 2023.
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1. Looking for talent (KNAW membership, NWO Spinoza premium, NWO Stevin premium, KNAW Akademiepenning, Ammodo Science Award, Heinekenprizes, Huibregtsen prize, Wolf prize, Keio Medical Science prize, Dr. Paul Janssen award) We have compiled an impressive list of upcoming academic prizes, awards, or memberships for talented researchers across various career stages and expertise domains. Are you aware of any gifted individuals deserving of recognition through the following awards? Kindly submit your nominations to the Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity. More information. Please send this form for each candidate to aii@amsterdamumc.nl.
2. Amsterdam UMC Societal Impact Award (SI Award) 2023 We are seeking individuals or research teams that have made significant societal contributions during the 2022-2023 academic year. More information. Please send this form for each candidate to aii@amsterdamumc.nl. Submission deadline: Friday September 8 2023
3. Call for talent At AII and CCA we often receive requests to nominate talented researchers at different career levels or with various expertise for awards and prizes. In order to timely put forward the best fitting candidates, we are generating a talent database. Please nominate a talent within your team, as well as talent(s) you know of outside of your own team within the institute. Use this link to share a talent with us!
4. Call for M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize The M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize is presented to a globally acclaimed researcher who has made a groundbreaking contribution to the field of virology. The recipient of the prize is granted a monetary reward of EUR 35,000. More information. Please send a short motivation to aii@amsteradmumc.nl.
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Our next newsletter will appear September 2023.
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