Biomedical

Mini-organs or organoids play a big role in the future of medicine. Their countless applications can help develop and implement tailored therapies for each patient. The revolutionary development of organoids started in Utrecht with a group of curious scientists. But when organoid research starting booming, confusion arose. What exactly is an organoid? Are there different […]

A European consortium of 22 partners, led by Associate Professor Peter Rijnbeek of the Department of Medical Informatics at the Erasmus MC, has made a €5 million budget available to health data experts wishing to standardise their databases. ‘The ongoing global pandemic has reinforced the need to ensure the right data are in the right […]

Scientist Miao-Ping Chien and her team have designed and built a completely new type of microscope. In doing so, Chien hopes to boost research into rare cancer cells. ‘We can image tens of thousands of individual cells at once.’

The integrated treatment of physical and psychological symptoms helps not only the patient but also the hospital. Argues Psychiatrist Maarten van Schijndel. He recently obtained his doctorate for research into departments in which such combined care is an everyday occurance: medical psychiatry units.

All cells in our body have the same genetic material. So why does one cell turn into a skin cell and the other into a brain cell?

Professor Marion Koopmans, hoofd van de afdeling Viroscience van het Erasmus MC, ontving op 28 april 2017 een eredoctoraat van de technische universiteit van Denemarken (DTU).

University medical center Erasmus MC is committed to a healthy population and excellence in healthcare through research and education. Welcome to our world. We dare to step forward in research, education and health care.

Naar het ziekenhuis gaan om een uiterst modieus kledingstuk aan te trekken? Dat is niet zo raar als het misschien klinkt. Patiënten met een hartritmestoornis hebben baat bij het ‘sensor-vest’.