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The number of egg cells found during an IVF treatment can predict the chances of a miscarriage or chromosomal defect during the pregnancy. This is the conclusion of the PhD research conducted by Maaike Haadsma, who is training at the University Medical Center Groningen to become a clinical geneticist. Haadsma studied the reduction in egg cell numbers and egg cell quality as women grow older. She will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 24 March 2010.
Woensdag 17 maart ondertekenen collegevoorzitter prof.dr. S. Poppema van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en algemeen directeur ing. H. Dedden van Friso Bouwgroep uit Sneek het contract voor de bouw van het nieuwe ERIBA-onderzoeksgebouw op het UMCG-complex. Het ERIBA-gebouw zal huisvesting bieden aan medisch-biologische wetenschappers die werken aan kennis over gezond ouder worden.
Insurance physicians should ask their clients more extensive questions about what their illness means to them in daily life. That way, they will gain more insight into their abilities and limitations. This is the conclusion of Jerry Spanjer’s PhD research. He has developed a new interview protocol for insurance physicians. This protocol is already on offer as part of the insurance physician training given by benefits agency UWV. On 17 March 2010 Spanjer will be awarded his PhD by the University of Groningen.
Goede bestuurders en managers kennen het zorgproces en stellen dat centraal, aldus prof.dr. Erik Heineman 2 maart 2010 in zijn oratie bij het aanvaarden van de leerstoel Heelkunde aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Volgens hem hebben alle werknemers in de zorg de verantwoordelijkheid om van een egosysteem naar een ecosysteem over te gaan.
Mothers who gain more than 14 kg during pregnancy more often have babies with a high birth weight. This leads to the babies being more at risk of overweight later in life. UMCG PhD student Carianne L’Abée established this in her doctoral research and advocates informing pregnant women about these facts. L’Abée will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 10 March 2010.
A new form of combined radiotherapy offers significant advantages to breast cancer patients, since healthy tissue and at-risk organs such as the heart and the lungs will receive a lower radiation dose. This discovery was made by UMCG researcher Hans Paul van der Laan. The new treatment also appears to be cheaper than the standard therapy. Since its development, this combined radiotherapy has been introduced in many Dutch hospitals. Van der Laan will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 3 March.
A considerable portion of the Dutch youth develops problem behaviour during adolescence. Factors such as character, family situations and relationships with peers can influence the development of aggressive behaviour or feelings of depression. Remedial educationist Miranda Sentse has carried out research into the influence of social environments on problem behaviour. It turns out that parents play an important role. Sentse will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 4 March 2010.
In the Netherlands, no fewer than 360,000 people take anticoagulant medication, for example to reduce the risks of a heart attack or stroke. A quarter of those patients struggle with major swings in their blood values, making the drugs less effective and increasing the chances of serious side effects. UMCG researcher Nic Veeger has discovered that the first thirty days of the treatment can predict whether someone will react well to the drugs. In addition, a minor bleed shortly after the start of the treatment is an indication that a patient will have major problems later. Veeger will be awarded a PhD in Medical Sciences by the University of Groningen on 17 February 2010.
Some of the resources invested by the pharmaceutical industry in promoting new drugs could be spent more effectively. ‘Drugs manufacturers cannot do without promotional activities, but at the same time there’s a lot of ignorance about the compilation of the ideal mix of promotional activities in the pharmaceutical market’, says Sara Kremer. She will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 11 February.
Walking or cycling for half an hour four times a week is sufficient to eliminate important obesity risks in adolescents. Even if they do not lose weight as a result of the exercise programme, the chances of developing diabetes appear to be significantly reduced. The relatively light exercise programmes are easy for obese adolescents to keep up. This has been revealed by research conducted by Gert-Jan van der Heijden, who will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 3 February 2010.
A new classification system that has been developed by the UMCG enables doctors to establish the cause of death in 80 percent of stillborn children. Gynaecologist in training Fleurisca Korteweg and her colleagues developed and tested this system and established which examinations are needed to determine the cause of death. This has lead to a clinical guideline that will be introduced nationally. These results will hopefully prevent a number of stillbirths in the future. Korteweg will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 27 January.
In PNAS scientific journal (Early Edition, January 19, 2010) University of Groningen chronobiologist Prof. Martha Merrow proves that Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker’s yeast) has all the classic characteristics of a biological clock. As Saccharomyces cerevisia has been the standard model system in genetic biology for some time now, as a consequence chronobiology now has access to a plethora of research tools and methods developed in that regard. Research into the molecular mechanisms of the biological clock will quickly gain momentum, Merrow predicts.
An extra test of cervical smears will make national screening for cervical cancer more reliable and less burdensome for patients. This has been revealed by PhD research by Nan Yang. Yang will be awarded a PhD in Medical Sciences by the University of Groningen on 25 January 2010.
Researchers of the Evolutionary Genetics Research Group of Groningen University, together with a group of international colleagues, have unravelled the DNA sequence of three closely related species of Nasonia parasitoid wasps. The parasitoid wasp genome is published in the scientific journal Science on 15 January 2010.
Researchers from the University of Groningen have clarified the structure of an enzyme that disturbs the communication processes between bacteria. By doing so they have laid the foundations for a new method of tackling bacterial infections such as cystic fibrosis.
A new regional sport and disability expertise centre could help keep people with physical disabilities healthy after their rehabilitation therapy, according to Prof. Lucas Van der Woude in his inaugural lecture on 15 December 2009 as Professor of Movement, Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery at the University of Groningen.
People who regularly eat whole grain products are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. This has been revealed by research conducted by nutritionist Marion Priebe. It’s not yet clear exactly how ‘unrefined grains’ offer protection, but her research has provided some initial clues. It’s a new step in the fight against diabetes. She will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 16 December 2009.
Of the staff members who report sick four or more times per year, about half will turn into long-term absentees within four years. Recurrent sickness absence is particularly a risk with psychological problems. These are the most important conclusions of the PhD research conducted by UMCG researcher Petra Koopmans. She will be awarded her PhD by the University of Groningen on 9 December 2009. Koopmans: ‘Employers should be aware not only of long-term absenteeism, but also of short and frequent sickness absence.’
Prof. dr. Jan Borleffs, prodecaan onderwijs en opleiding in het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, gaat in zijn oratie in op wat er nodig is voor goed onderwijs en voor een goede opleiding.
Many deaf children in the Netherlands are raised bilingually. In addition to learning to use the Dutch sign language (NGT – Nederlandse Gebarentaal), they also learn Dutch, often supported by signing (NmG –Nederlands ondersteund met Gebaren). Is becoming bilingual achievable?
In een recente studie blijkt dat cognitieve therapie zeker vijf jaar bescherming biedt, nadat iemand is opgeknapt van meerdere depressieve episoden.
Despite important improvements in the treatment of the severely injured, in the Netherlands just as many people are dying after an accident as fifteen years ago. This has been revealed by PhD research by Annemarie Nijboer. Although Dutch trauma care is very high quality, patients are getting older and have more serious injuries, concludes the researcher. ‘We need to improve the treatment before reaching the hospital and concentrate even more on the prevention of accidents and injury. Perhaps it’s time that all cyclists were made to wear helmets.’ Nijboer will be awarded a PhD in Medical Sciences on 18 November 2009.
People who are allergic to wasps see a significant improvement in their quality of life if they choose immunotherapy. Although they have to go to hospital several times a year for a number of years to have an injection, they no longer have to keep a sharp eye out for wasps. That’s much nicer than always having to have an auto-injector with you to counteract the effects of a wasp sting. This has been revealed by research conducted by Hanneke Oude Elberink, internist-allergist at the University Medical Center Groningen. She will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 11 November 2009.
Op maandag 2 november 2009 ontvangen ruim 200 studenten Geneeskunde in Groningen tijdens een feestelijke uitreiking hun Bachelordiploma. Vijftien van hen krijgen die dag als eerste in Nederland hun diploma met een ‘Honours’-aantekening voor wetenschap.
About one in nine women in the Netherlands gets breast cancer and the diagnosis is always a shock. However, with increasing treatment possibilities and the ‘taboo’ around the illness vanishing, it is now less often regarded as a life-threatening, traumatic experience. This has been revealed by research conducted by Inge Henselmans, who will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 28 October. In particular, women with a strong feeling that they are in control of their own lives have relatively few psychological problems.
Hospitals in the North of the Netherlands have made good joint preparations for a possible flu pandemic.
On a national level, however, there is still insufficient content-related advice and coordination.
This has been revealed by PhD research conducted by Raoul Nap of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG).
‘The Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) needs to draw up clearer guidelines to be able to deal with a pandemic properly.’
Nap will be awarded a PhD for his research on 19 October 2009 by the University of Groningen.
Children with ADHD benefit when their parents take parent training. They become less disobedient, their obstructive behaviour declines and they have fewer temper tantrums, anxiety attacks and mood swings. This is the result of research conducted by Barbara van den Hoofdakker of the University Medical Center Groningen. Van den Hoofdakker will be awarded a PhD on 7 October 2009 by the University of Groningen.
A protein S and protein C deficiency in the blood may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks fivefold. Young patients with unexplained heart attacks or strokes with a family history of thrombosis must therefore be tested for deficiencies in these proteins. This has been revealed by research conducted by coagulation specialist and trainee cardiologist Jan-Leendert Brouwer from the University Medical Center Groningen. Brouwer will be awarded a PhD for his research on 7 October 2009 by the University of Groningen.
Informatie/ over de tijdeljke oplossing voor de e-mail voor UMCG medewerkers die van de RuG mail gebruikmaken
Op donderdag 17 september 2009 studeren de eerste Masters Geneeskunde van Nederland af. Vijftien artsen-in-spé krijgen die dag in Groningen tijdens een feestelijke uitreiking hun Masterbul. Zij zijn de eerste studenten Geneeskunde die afstuderen nadat zij een Bachelor-Master programma hebben gevolgd.
Onderzoekers van het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen hebben een geheel nieuw gen (Protocadherine 1)) geïdentificeerd dat een hoger risico geeft op luchtwegovergevoeligheid. Het is voor het eerst dat het verband tussen dit gen en luchtwegovergevoeligheid is gelegd. Mensen die hier last van hebben, lopen een groter risico om astma te krijgen. Dit blijkt uit een langdurig onderzoek onder leiding van Gerard Koppelman, kinderlongarts van het UMCG. Hij publiceert hierover vandaag in het gezaghebbende American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Door de American Thoracic Society werd deze ontdekking al aangemerkt als een van de meest belangrijke wetenschappelijke doorbraken op het gebied van longziekten.
In Noord en Oost Nederland is een grote behoefte aan meer opleidingsplaatsen voor medisch specialisten. In de komende 10 jaar stijgt het aantal benodigde specialisten in deze regio namelijk sterker dan in de andere delen van Nederland. Dit blijkt een onderzoek dat is uitgevoerd in opdracht van het bestuur van de Opleidingsregio Noord en Oost Nederland. Per specialisme is de capaciteitsbehoefte in de regio N&O geïnventariseerd. Het onderzoek is vandaag aangeboden aan het ministerie van VWS.
The University of Groningen, the University Medical Center Groningen and the municipality of Groningen have presented detailed plans for the expansion on the north side of the hospital grounds and the Bodenterrein. The project entails not only major plans to construct and remodel buildings for a myriad of medical purposes in the next 20 years, but also homes and traffic flow improvements. The municipality has drawn up a new zoning plan which will be open to public discussion after the summer holidays. The total investment will be in the region of € 650 million. Construction is set to begin in mid-2010.
A new in vitro fertilization method, MNC-IVF, has fewer side effects and is safer than the usual method but just as effective. This has been revealed by research by Marie-José Pelinck of the University Medical Center Groningen, for which she will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 24 June 2009.
Het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (UMCG) ontvangt een bijdrage van 40 miljoen euro uit de FES-gelden voor het LifeLines-onderzoek. LifeLines is een groot wetenschappelijk onderzoek dat minimaal dertig jaar lang de ontwikkeling in gezondheid volgt van maar liefst 165.000 personen in de drie noordelijke provincies. Met deze forse financiële injectie gaat het UMCG een biobank-faciliteit realiseren voor LifeLines. Hiermee is het mogelijk om de gegevens van de deelnemers aan LifeLines op een geavanceerde manier op te slaan en toegankelijk te maken voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Daarbij gaat het zowel om het bewaren van verzameld lichaamsmateriaal als om digitale opslag van data. Dit initiatief is een enorme impuls voor Noord-Nederland.
In het kader van de 395ste verjaardag van de universiteit wordt een beeld van Martin Borchert in de tuin van het UMCG geplaatst. Op 10 juni 2009 wordt deze op feestelijke wijze onthuld.
10 juni: onthulling lustrumkunstwerk
Twee Nobelprijswinnaars Geneeskunde bezoeken UMCG
People who refer to neck pain after a car accident as whiplash recover less quickly than people who do not use this term, regardless of the seriousness of the problem. This is the result of research conducted by Jan Buitenhuis of the University Medical Center Groningen. Buitenhuis recommends that doctors no longer use the term whiplash. This is because the term can raise false expectations. ‘If people expect that they will always have serious symptoms, they will recover less swiftly.’ Buitenhuis will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 3 June 2009.
Oogziekten zoals macula-degeneratie en glaucoom (een vorm van staar) leiden er toe dat in een deel van de hersenen grijze cellen verdwijnen.
A test is clearer about what exactly a person can take on physically in a certain job.
This is the result of research conducted by physiotherapist/movement scientist Remko Soer of the University Medical Center Groningen.
He will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 27 May 2009.
Het onderzoeksinstituut BMSA heeft haar naam gewijzigd in W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Material Science.
Het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen heeft een subsidie van 12 miljoen euro ontvangen voor een groot internationaal onderzoek naar genetische factoren en eiwitten in het bloed, die de effectiviteit van medicatie kunnen voorspellen bij patiënten met hartfalen. Het doel van dit onderzoek is dat per individuele patiënt met hartfalen de meest effectieve medicatie kan worden verstrekt, afhankelijk van de specifieke kenmerken van de betreffende patiënt. De subsidie is beschikbaar gesteld door de Europese Commissie.
PCDI postdoc retreat 24-26 June 2009
Impaired balance due to sensory loss in their feet is very common among older people and diabetes patients. It often results in falls. Bone fractures in older people often lead to long rehabilitation processes and the fear of falling may result in social isolation. Research by Juha Hijmans, movement scientist at the University Medical Center Groningen, has revealed that vibrating insoles can improve standing balance. Hijmans will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 13 May 2009.
Would you donate part of your liver to your critically ill child? For many parents this is not a matter of choice but just obvious. This despite the fact that this type of liver donation is risky. This is the result of research conducted by Mare Knibbe of the University Medical Center Groningen. Knibbe will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 6 May 2009.
Up till now it has not been possible to control stem cells in such a way that they grow into new blood vessels outside the body, or – when injected into an organ – lead to the creation of new small blood vessels and tissue repair. Research conducted by medical biologist Guido Krenning of the University Medical Center Groningen has resulted in a method whereby the cells can be instructed.
In September 2009 the University of Groningen will offer its first medical degree programme taught in English. This International BSc in Medicine is unique in the Netherlands, in the sense that it will be open to both Dutch and foreign students. The new programme has the same objectives as the regular programme but will place special emphasis on the international aspects of medicine. Global Health is an issue that is gaining importance as the number and seriousness of cross-border health problems increases.
The University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) will be partners in a major research project for the development of new drugs. The project will concentrate on drug delivery and drug targeting. The aim is for drugs to work as efficiently as possible in the body with as few side effects as possible.
The Groningen Actief Leven Model (GALM; Groningen Active Life Model) has turned out to be a unique and good method to encourage older adults in the age range 55-65 to play more sport. GALM participants also gain short-term health benefits and are more physically active outside the programme. In the long term, the participants play more sport and are fitter. This has been revealed by research by movement scientist Johan de Jong. On 11 March 2009 he will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen.
People with a psychosis benefit from being part of a group of fellow sufferers. It has a positive effect on their network with faithful participants feeling supported and their quality of life improving. This is the result of research conducted by medical sociologist Stynke Castelein of the University Medical Center Groningen. She will be awarded a PhD for her research on 11 March 2009 by the University of Groningen.
Alle havo 5- en vwo 6-leerlingen maken dit jaar weer kans op een profielwerkstukprijs bij de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Ook kunnen de beste leerlingen hun onderzoek publiceren in JONGgeleerd, een tijdschrift voor scholierenonderzoek. Werkstukken kunnen nog tot 2 maart worden ingezonden.
Due to a lack of knowledge, many deafblind people in the Netherlands are mistakenly treated as if they can hear and see. This leads to serious emotional and behavioural problems. But there’s much to be gained from more research and more knowledge transfer. When they are properly supported, deafblind people can even develop a fully-fledged language. This is what Prof. Marleen Janssen will be asserting in her inaugural lecture on 17 February 2009 at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences of the University of Groningen.
Older people can also safely donate one of their kidneys for transplantation while they are still alive. It has turned out that with live kidney donations, with older people too, the remaining kidney takes over the tasks of the donated kidney.
Charles Darwin asked himself the same question: how can coral reefs survive so well in nutrient-poor tropical oceans? Marine biologist Jasper de Goeij conducted research into this and discovered that cave sponges play an important role in the survival of the coral reef. He will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 30 January 2009.
Twee recent gepromoveerde artsen van het UMCG hebben de eerste Mandema-stipendia ter waarde van 100.000 euro ontvangen. Deze persoonsgebonden beurs ondersteunt artsonderzoekers bij het combineren van hun opleiding tot medisch specialist met het uitvoeren van wetenschappelijk onderzoek.
Dr. J.E. Tulleken (1959) is per 1 oktober 2008 benoemd tot hoogleraar Onderwijs en Opleiding Intensive Care Geneeskunde bij het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen/Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
Dr. L.H.V. van der Woude is per 1 januari 2009 benoemd tot hoogleraar Bewegen, Revalidatie en Functieherstel bij het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen/Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
Dr. J.G. Zijlstra (1954) is per 1 oktober 2008 benoemd tot hoogleraar Intensive Care Geneeskunde en daarmee samenhangend Onderzoek bij het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen/Rijksuniversteit Groningen.
Postdocs die geen zicht hebben op een vaste aanstelling in het UMCG kunnen deelnemen aan een driedaagse carrière ontwikkelingstraining. Deelname aan de 3-daagse training van 5 tot 7 november wordt volledig gesubsidieerd.
Minisymposium afscheid prof. Sibrand Poppema
De opleiding geneeskunde gaat met ingang van het cursusjaar 2009/2010 50% van haar nieuwe studenten toelaten via decentrale selectie.
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