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Nature Neuroscience publication on microglia.17 Jul. 2017On the 3th of July Prof. dr. Bart Eggen and colleagues published a paper in Nature Neuroscience with the title Transcriptomic analysis of purified human cortical microglia reveals age-associated changes. During embryonic development, microglia are involved in neural development; in adults, microglia
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Thesis defence Claire Kos05 Jul. 2017On 21 June 2017 Claire Kos defended her thesis On the move: Towards understanding the neural basis of apathy in front of a committee of established researchers and was awarded with the doctor’s title. Apathy can be described as a behavioral characteristic involving a loss of motivation and initia
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MS Centre Noord Nederland receives 1.5 million Euro05 Jul. 2017The MS Center Noord Nederland (MSCNN) and members of the Department of Neuroscience have received a total of 1.5 million euros in the past months to do research. Susanne Kooistra received a fellowship MS Research of over € 400,000. She will investigate how certain cells in the brain, the microgli
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Thesis defence Thais de Almeida Galatro30 May. 2017On 26 April 2017 Thais de Almeida Galatro defended her thesis Players in glioma progression: Genomic exploration of glioma cell compartments in front of a committee of established researchers and was awarded with the doctor’s title. In this thesis Thais de Almeida Galatro presents the latest resu
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Professor André Aleman enters the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.11 May. 2017André Aleman, professor of cognitive neuropsychiatry at the UMCG, has been elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). An honor, says Aleman, and that’s exactly what a membership is: a tribute to a scientific career. The KNAW has traditionally been a soci
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Microglia, from Biology to Pathology Meeting 20-21 April, 201702 May. 2017On the 20th and 21st of April 2017, Bart Eggen (Department of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Groningen), Wia Baron (Department of Cellbiology, University Medical Center Groningen) and the Multiple Sclerosis Center Noord Nederland (MSCNN) organized a meeting “Microglia, from biology to pat
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1 st International Oldenburg-Groningen Fresh cadaver flap course01 May. 2017On the 21-21st of April the 1st International Oldenburg-Groningen Fresh cadaver flap course was held at the dissection facility of the Section Anatomy. Organizers Janniko Georgiadis from the UMCG Groningen and Lucian Jiga from Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg organized a fresh cadaver flap course
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Thesis defence Zhuoran Yin and Zhilin Luan19 Apr. 2017On 13 March 2017 Zhuoran Yin defended her thesis Microglia phenotypes in aging-associated diseases and Zhilin Luan defended her thesis Susceptibility genes for schizophrenia and their functional relationships in front of a committee of established researchers and was awarded with the doctor’s titl
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Thesis defence Leonie Bais19 Apr. 2017On 8 February 2017 Leonie Bais defended her thesis Exciting links: imaging and modulation of neural networks underlying key symptoms of schizophrenia in front of a committee of established researchers and was awarded with the doctor’s title. This thesis has been written from the conceptual framew
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Thesis defence Heleen Hoogeveen14 Dec. 2016On 30 November 2016 Heleen Hoogeveen defended her thesis Pleasure from Food: Different perspectives on aging in front of a committee of established researchers and was awarded with the doctor’s title. Young and older adults experience similar taste sensations, but like tastes differently. This is