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Vanessa LaPointe featured in Observant article on Recognition and Rewards

03 June 2021
Vanessa LaPointe was interviewed for the Observant, Maastricht University's independent weekly newspaper, on the Recognition and Rewards strategy that MERLN applies to its tenure track. Thi…
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MERLN visits Porta Mosana high school for guest lecture on regenerative medicine

28 May 2021
In our ongoing partnership with the Porta Mosana high school in Maastricht, the MERLN outreach team organized a guest lecture for students in the 5th year of VWO. In the lecture, Floor Ruit…
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Vanessa LaPointe elected to University Council as part of LEAD party

27 May 2021
Congratulations to Vanessa LaPointe who has been elected as a representative of academic staff in the UM University Council. She participated in the elections as a member of the new party LEAD (Leade…
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Rodolfo de la Vega Amador receives ASGCT travel award

07 May 2021
Congratulations to Rodolfo de la Vega Amador who received the Underrepresented Minority Travel Award from the American Society of Gene + Cell Therapy (ASGCT). The award consists of a travel…
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Sangita Swapnasrita received her PhD!

03 May 2021
Sangita Swapnasrita has successfully defended her research thesis at the University of Bremen on April 30 and has now officially obtained her PhD degree! Her thesis entitled "Direct Simulation Monte…
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Vanessa LaPointe interviewed by Brightlands on starting her own company

24 April 2021
Vanessa LaPointe was interviewed by Brightlands to talk about her new start-up company that will develop an implant for type I diabetes patients. The implant consists of newly generated pan…
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Vote now for Aurelie Carlier as the New Scientist Science Talent!

22 April 2021
This is your chance to vote for Aurélie Carlier in the Science Talent competition organized annually by New Scientist! The page is in Dutch, but all you have to do is select Aurélie's…
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Lorenzo Moroni receives the NWO Vici grant

14 April 2021
We are proud to announce that Lorenzo Moroni received a Vici grant of €1.5 million from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to conduct research over the next five years on robotic bioprinting. In…
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KNAW Science Communication grant for MERLN's outreach team

09 April 2021
Dennie Hebels received the KNAW Science Communication grant which aims to recognise and appreciate scientists who are demonstrably committed to science communication. With this grant…
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