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  • Forming model embryos from stem cells in the lab

    Scientists from the MERLN Institute and the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) have successfully created in the laboratory embryo-like structures from mouse stem cells. These model embryos resemble natural ones to the extent that, for the first time, they implant into the uterus and initiate pregnancy.

    Blastocyst-like structures generated solely from stem cells
  • Carmen Dirksen managing director CTCM

    As of May 15, 2018, Professor Carmen Dirksen will succeed Dr. Gemma Voss as managing director of the Clinical Trial Center Maastricht B.V. (CTCM). Professor Dirksen, also head of the KEMTA department, has accepted the CTCM directorship temporarily uptill January 1st, 2019.

    Carmen Dirksen
  • Publicatie voor project Eerstelijnsplus in de MijnZorg-regio

    Het derde artikel van Tessa Quanjel en anderen, getiteld: ‘Shifting hospital care to primary care: An evaluation of cardiology care in a primary care setting in the Netherlands’ gepubliceerd in het internationale tijdschrift BMC Family Practice. Het artikel gaat over de evaluatie van PlusPunt...

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  • Royal honour for Dr. Sajjad Rahnama'i

    Last Thursday, our UM colleague Dr Mohammad Sajjad Rahnama'i received a royal honour from the deputy mayor of the municipality of Heerlen, Emile Roemer. Sajjad Rahnama'i was appointed Member of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his services to society.

    Sajjad Rahnama'i
  • Prof. Marjan Peeters visits Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

    13-20 April 2018
    Upon invitation of the department of international law from The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Prof Dr Marjan Peeters attended the XVI Blischenko conference on Public international law, which this year was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Universal...

  • 25th anniversary Maastricht Journal

    On Thursday, 28 June 2018, the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the form of a full-day conference at Chateau Neercanne in Maastricht. The anniversary event will feature interesting panels composed of high-level academics discussing the...

    chateau neercanne
  • Promotion Marcus Meyer

    On 9 April, MCEL member Marcus Meyer successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "The Position of Dutch Works Councils in Multinational Corporations".

    Marcus
  • Why there’s a mini-Victoria living in Tanzania

    During her medical internship in Shirati, Tanzania, Victoria von Salmuth found out that a lot of patients, suffered from malnutrition. That's when she started the Shirati Food Programme

    victoria en de koks
  • Applied Biobased materials Conference 2018

    On the 20th of April Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) hosted its third international conference on Applied Biobased Materials (ABC). This year's theme was: Biobased Materials for Innovations in Fibre Applications. It was an inspiring day for all 130 visitors.

    AMIBM - ABC 2018 - Geert Noordzij
  • Defense Beatrice Scholtes

    Beatrice Scholtes will defend her PhD dissertation Wednesday, 25 April 2018 at 14:00 hrs in the Auditorium of the Maastricht University (Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht).

    B. Scholtes