ACE lecture Excellence for every individual breast cancer patient In the Erasmus MC the letters ABC represent a center of excellence for the management of patients with breast cancer.
Neuroscience Cerebellum prevents mouse brain overload On a quiet summer evening, you can be startled by a loud bang, but the same sound won’t surprise you during a fireworks show. It is the cerebellum that filters these kinds of signals and places them in context, neuroscientists at Erasmus MC discovered. At least, in mice it does.
Women in science Incentive Grant for four female scientist Erasmus MC researchers Dr Sreya Basu, Dr Tavia Evans, Dr Denise Hilling and Dr Catarina Osorio, have been awarded an Incentive Grant for Women in STEM from NWO. This grant aims to retain qualified women in science, and to provide them with a stable launchpad for an academic career.
Online lecture Implementation study lung cancer screening has started Now that it has been shown that lung cancer screening can save lives, it is time for the next question. How should such a screening program be implemented?
Expertise center New center comprehensively maps patient with rare form of autism At Erasmus MC, doctors, psychologists and scientists have started an expertise center for individuals with autism spectrum disorder with a rare genetic cause. Their goal: better care and scientific insights.
Bioinformatics Signposts for genetically unexplained brain disorders Genetics is more than just genes; this has been known for some time. But how do you find your way around the millions of pieces of DNA whose function is not yet known? Researchers at Erasmus MC took a big step in separating the wheat from the chaff during brain development.
ACE lecture One in every two diagnosed cancers is skin cancer Did you know that one in every two diagnosed cancers, is skin cancer? At the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, a team is working on the best care for skin cancer patients.
ACE lecture Overweight addressed What causes obesity, how does it lead to illness, and how does one tailor treatment to a patient’s personal situation? These are questions that the Obesity Center CGG at Erasmus MC is looking to answer.
