Amsterdam UMC - Amsterdam Neuroscience
@amsneuroscience.bsky.social
🧠🔬 Amsterdam Neuroscience is the research institute for neuroscience of Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam. Our researchers and clinicians join forces in the field of fundamental, translational and clinical research.
Five talented researchers from the Amsterdam Neuroscience network have been awarded a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council! Congratulations👏 @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @amsterdamumc.bsky.social www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Five talented researchers from the Amsterdam Neuroscience network have been awarded a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council! Congratulations👏 @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @amsterdamumc.bsky.social www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
New job openings! Our network is seeking talent for diverse research positions.🔎 This time, we highlight a vacancy at the executive office of Amsterdam Neuroscience: Policy Advisor. Explore all vacancies and apply now (scroll down to the bottom of our homepage).
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September 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New job openings! Our network is seeking talent for diverse research positions.🔎 This time, we highlight a vacancy at the executive office of Amsterdam Neuroscience: Policy Advisor. Explore all vacancies and apply now (scroll down to the bottom of our homepage).
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
As of today, Sept. 25, 2025, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, neurologist Jort Vijverberg has been appointed as the new director. @alzheimerams.bsky.social @amsterdamumc.bsky.social www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
September 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
As of today, Sept. 25, 2025, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, neurologist Jort Vijverberg has been appointed as the new director. @alzheimerams.bsky.social @amsterdamumc.bsky.social www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Last Friday, the Systems & Network Neuroscience program kicked off the new academic year with an inspiring meeting. Three great speakers from the SNN community presented their research: Daniele Avitabile (VU), Arjan Hillebrand (Amsterdam UMC), and Marlies Oostland (UvA).
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Last Friday, the Systems & Network Neuroscience program kicked off the new academic year with an inspiring meeting. Three great speakers from the SNN community presented their research: Daniele Avitabile (VU), Arjan Hillebrand (Amsterdam UMC), and Marlies Oostland (UvA).
🎉Rob de Bie, neurologist at @amsterdamumc.bsky.social, has been selected by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to train a new movement disorder clinician-researcher through the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders, Class of 2028.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🎉Rob de Bie, neurologist at @amsterdamumc.bsky.social, has been selected by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to train a new movement disorder clinician-researcher through the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders, Class of 2028.
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www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Looking for a job in neuroscience? Several vacancies are available in the Amsterdam Neuroscience network. Like the PhD positions in neurodegeneration, stem cell research, DBS in Parkinson’s disease, and primary care in the OpMaat and P4CARE studies. Scroll down: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
August 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Looking for a job in neuroscience? Several vacancies are available in the Amsterdam Neuroscience network. Like the PhD positions in neurodegeneration, stem cell research, DBS in Parkinson’s disease, and primary care in the OpMaat and P4CARE studies. Scroll down: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
💼 Looking for a scientific career in neuroscience? Explore the vacancies within the Amsterdam Neuroscience network at the bottom of our homepage (make sure to scroll down)! ⬇️ www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/... @amsterdamumc.bsky.social @swammerdamuva.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
💼 Looking for a scientific career in neuroscience? Explore the vacancies within the Amsterdam Neuroscience network at the bottom of our homepage (make sure to scroll down)! ⬇️ www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/... @amsterdamumc.bsky.social @swammerdamuva.bsky.social
🌟 We’re proud to announce that Lyduine Collij, Inge Mulder, Giuseppe Pontillo & Tim van Balkom of @amsterdamumc.bsky.social have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to study the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, MS, and Parkinson’s www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
July 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🌟 We’re proud to announce that Lyduine Collij, Inge Mulder, Giuseppe Pontillo & Tim van Balkom of @amsterdamumc.bsky.social have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to study the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, MS, and Parkinson’s www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Today, Vivi Heine will be appointed Professor of Human Model Systems in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at @amsterdamumc.bsky.social & @vuamsterdam.bsky.social.
We spoke with Vivi about her working with iPSC technology, which is truly inspiring. 👉 Read it here:
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We spoke with Vivi about her working with iPSC technology, which is truly inspiring. 👉 Read it here:
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
June 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Today, Vivi Heine will be appointed Professor of Human Model Systems in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at @amsterdamumc.bsky.social & @vuamsterdam.bsky.social.
We spoke with Vivi about her working with iPSC technology, which is truly inspiring. 👉 Read it here:
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
We spoke with Vivi about her working with iPSC technology, which is truly inspiring. 👉 Read it here:
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Vacancy alert! Looking for a job opening in neuroscience? Explore the new vacancies within the Amsterdam Neuroscience network: from PhD candidates to postdoc or research analyst positions. Make sure to scroll down on our homepage! ⬇️ www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
June 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Vacancy alert! Looking for a job opening in neuroscience? Explore the new vacancies within the Amsterdam Neuroscience network: from PhD candidates to postdoc or research analyst positions. Make sure to scroll down on our homepage! ⬇️ www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Are you ready for another Translational Neuroscience Network Symposium? 🎤 On Friday, June 27, the final event of this academic year will be organized, called '𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'. www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
June 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Are you ready for another Translational Neuroscience Network Symposium? 🎤 On Friday, June 27, the final event of this academic year will be organized, called '𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'. www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
🏢 Her Majesty Queen Máxima officially opened Research & Diagnostics Center (RDC) Adore yesterday. In this new building, onco- and neuroscientists will work together to accelerate the development of better, more affordable, personalized treatments for patients.
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May 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🏢 Her Majesty Queen Máxima officially opened Research & Diagnostics Center (RDC) Adore yesterday. In this new building, onco- and neuroscientists will work together to accelerate the development of better, more affordable, personalized treatments for patients.
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
It was a blast to organize the Translational Neuroscience Network (TN2) Symposium last Thursday, with more than 100 participants and a diverse program. A special thanks to all the speakers and everyone involved in the organization!👉 Read the recap on our website! www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
May 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It was a blast to organize the Translational Neuroscience Network (TN2) Symposium last Thursday, with more than 100 participants and a diverse program. A special thanks to all the speakers and everyone involved in the organization!👉 Read the recap on our website! www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
New perspective on MS: astrocytes, not myelin, as primary target? Marjo van der Knaap and Rogier Min from the Amsterdam Leukodystrophy Center have studied astrocytes for years. In a perspective article, they present a novel insight into the origin of MS:
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May 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New perspective on MS: astrocytes, not myelin, as primary target? Marjo van der Knaap and Rogier Min from the Amsterdam Leukodystrophy Center have studied astrocytes for years. In a perspective article, they present a novel insight into the origin of MS:
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Some vacancies have opened our network! Our Amsterdam-based neuroscience teams are looking for: 4 PhDs, 3 postdocs, a research assistant, a junior lecturer and junior Business Developer. Explore the vacancies on our website and apply (make sure to scroll down)! ⬇️
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
May 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Some vacancies have opened our network! Our Amsterdam-based neuroscience teams are looking for: 4 PhDs, 3 postdocs, a research assistant, a junior lecturer and junior Business Developer. Explore the vacancies on our website and apply (make sure to scroll down)! ⬇️
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
We announce 3 more speakers for the TN2 Symposium, May 8:
🎤 Natalia Goriounova - Human neurons supporting human intelligence
🎤 Sabine Spijker - Diversity in depression-induced molecular adaptations
🎤 Joram Mul - Neurobiology of exercise-induced stress resilience
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🎤 Natalia Goriounova - Human neurons supporting human intelligence
🎤 Sabine Spijker - Diversity in depression-induced molecular adaptations
🎤 Joram Mul - Neurobiology of exercise-induced stress resilience
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April 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We announce 3 more speakers for the TN2 Symposium, May 8:
🎤 Natalia Goriounova - Human neurons supporting human intelligence
🎤 Sabine Spijker - Diversity in depression-induced molecular adaptations
🎤 Joram Mul - Neurobiology of exercise-induced stress resilience
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
🎤 Natalia Goriounova - Human neurons supporting human intelligence
🎤 Sabine Spijker - Diversity in depression-induced molecular adaptations
🎤 Joram Mul - Neurobiology of exercise-induced stress resilience
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
🎤 On Thursday May 8 a new TN2 event at Amsterdam Science Park.
The theme: 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. We are pleased to welcome keynote speakers Marie-Ève Tremblay, Wia Baron and Pim Haselager.
For more info and registration: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
The theme: 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. We are pleased to welcome keynote speakers Marie-Ève Tremblay, Wia Baron and Pim Haselager.
For more info and registration: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
April 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🎤 On Thursday May 8 a new TN2 event at Amsterdam Science Park.
The theme: 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. We are pleased to welcome keynote speakers Marie-Ève Tremblay, Wia Baron and Pim Haselager.
For more info and registration: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
The theme: 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. We are pleased to welcome keynote speakers Marie-Ève Tremblay, Wia Baron and Pim Haselager.
For more info and registration: www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
New vacancies have opened within our research network! Are you passionate about endocrine disruption, thyroid hormone transport, or molecular neuroscience? We may have a fit for you. Explore the vacancies on our website and apply now (make sure to scroll down)! ⬇️ www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
March 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New vacancies have opened within our research network! Are you passionate about endocrine disruption, thyroid hormone transport, or molecular neuroscience? We may have a fit for you. Explore the vacancies on our website and apply now (make sure to scroll down)! ⬇️ www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
🎖️ Yesterday, Prof. Annemieke Rozemuller bid farewell at the @vuamsterdam.bsky.social. There, she was appointed 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗡𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂 for her extensive contributions to neuropathology and neurodegenerative disease research. Congratulations!
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March 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🎖️ Yesterday, Prof. Annemieke Rozemuller bid farewell at the @vuamsterdam.bsky.social. There, she was appointed 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗡𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂 for her extensive contributions to neuropathology and neurodegenerative disease research. Congratulations!
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
Last Tuesday, Amsterdam Neuroscience’s Brain Imaging program held an event on post-mortem imaging. Anneke Alkemade of @uva.nl shared methods to map the subcortex, bridging post-mortem & in vivo data. Laura Jonkman of @amsterdamumc.bsky.social discussed imaging advances and enhancing MRI sensitivity.
March 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Last Tuesday, Amsterdam Neuroscience’s Brain Imaging program held an event on post-mortem imaging. Anneke Alkemade of @uva.nl shared methods to map the subcortex, bridging post-mortem & in vivo data. Laura Jonkman of @amsterdamumc.bsky.social discussed imaging advances and enhancing MRI sensitivity.
🥳 Great funding news! Three Amsterdam Neuroscience researchers have been awarded a Vici grant by the Dutch Research Council. Congratulations to Odile van den Heuvel, Martijn van den Heuvel and Chun-Xia Yi. www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...
February 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🥳 Great funding news! Three Amsterdam Neuroscience researchers have been awarded a Vici grant by the Dutch Research Council. Congratulations to Odile van den Heuvel, Martijn van den Heuvel and Chun-Xia Yi. www.amsterdamumc.org/en/research/...