News ZonMW Open Grant to study mitochondrial tubulopathies 30 Apr 2026 Great news from ZonMW, our Open Competition project got funded! The exciting collaboration with Marianne Verhaar and Martijn Koppens can now really take off! In the REPAIR project, we aim…
News PhD Degree for Anastasia Adella 20 Oct 202530 Apr 2026 Anastasia Adella successfully defended her thesis entitled ‘Beating ADKH-RRAGD: The role of the mTORC1 signaling pathway, and therapeutic perspectives'. Outline of this thesisThis thesis aimed to unravel the molecular mechanisms contributing…
News PhD Degree for Willem Bosman 29 Sep 202530 Apr 2026 Willem Bosman successfully defended his thesis entitled ‘Many Meetings: Traditional and Novel Players in Magnesium Reabsorption'. Outline of this thesisAlthough the identification of various genetic causes of hypomagnesemia has led to…
News Pieter Leermakers receives Off Road grant 4 Aug 202530 Apr 2026 Pieter Leermakers will receive an Off Road grant to explore an out-of-the-box ideas within the field of (bio)medical science and healthcare. The Off Road programme challenges creative and adventurous researchers…
News PhD Degree for Heidi Schigt 23 Jan 202530 Apr 2026 Heidi Schigt successfully defended her thesis entitled ‘Cut out for the job: how FAM111A regulates STAT1 and magnesium homeostasis'. Outline of this thesisBecause KCS2 is a very rare disorder, KCS2 case…
News Rosanna Gusmano ERA Award for Young Investigators in basic science for Jeroen de Baaij 23 May 20249 Jul 2024 Jeroen de Baaij has been awarded the Rosanna Gusmano Young Investigator Award for Basic Science of the European Renal Association (ERA). He receives this prestigious award for his work on the discovery of genetic causes…
News Reducing side effects of proton pump inhibitors 26 Apr 20249 Jul 2024 The Radboudumc Academic Medical Network invests in regional collaboration in the areas of prostate cancer, side effects of proton pump inhibitors, vaccines for individuals with compromised immune systems, and treatment…
News Kolff+ grant for more insight into cardiovascular disease in kidney patients 8 Apr 20249 Jul 2024 The leading cause of death in people with kidney damage is cardiovascular disease. This is probably due to accumulating calcium phosphate crystals in the blood. With a Kolff+ grant from…
News PhD Degree for Barnabas Ilenwabor 16 Feb 20249 Jul 2024 Barnabas Ilenwabor successfully defended his thesis entitled ‘Exploring novel regulatory pathways in renal magnesium homeostasis'. Outline of this thesisThe aim of this thesis is to provide further identify and characterize the…
News Best Publication of 2022 Award 13 Oct 20239 Jul 2024 The Dutch Federation of Nephrology selected our paper on the identification of mtDNA mutations as cause of Gitelman syndroom as the Best Publication of 2022! Read more
News PhD Degree for Lara Zeper 31 Aug 20235 Oct 2023 Lara Zeper successfully defended her thesis entitled ‘Clearing up calciprotein particles in chronic kidney disease'. Outline of this thesisChronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. Vascular calcification…
News PhD Degree for Lynette Oost 12 Apr 20235 Oct 2023 Lynette Oost successfully defended her thesis entitled ‘Magnesium at the Heart of Insulin Signaling in Diabetes Mellitus’. Outline of this thesisA low serum magnesium level (hypomagnesemia) is often seen in people with…
News PhD Degree for Lotte Tholen 25 Jan 20235 Oct 2023 Lotte Tholen successfully defended her thesis entitled ‘Capturing HNF1β-mediated gene expression in the kidney’. Outline of this thesisHepatocyte nuclear factor 1β (HNF1β) is a transcription factor involved in the development and homeostasis…
News Magnesium session @ ASN Kidney Week 5 Nov 20229 Jan 2023 Hope to meet you all at the magnesium session: Saturday 2PM at room W414!
News PhD Degree for Gijs Franken 5 Oct 20229 Jul 2024 Gijs Franken successfully defended his thesis entitled 'On the origin and function of renal magnesium transport'. Outline of this thesis Magnesium is an important mineral that plays a crucial role in many…
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