Utrecht University reinforces interdisciplinary bioinformatics and data science research
The Executive Board of Utrecht University has appointed Dr. Alexander Schönhuth as Professor of Genome Data Science.
EMBL professor Eileen Furlong: keynote on Genome Regulation
On 2 October, Eileen Furlong joined the annual UBC symposium in Utrecht as keynote speaker, discussing ‘Genome regulation during developmental transitions: generating robustness and precision’. Furlong is the head of the Genome Biology Unit at EMBL in Heidelberg and a pioneer in applying genome-wide approaches for understanding molecular mechanisms in complex, multicellular organisms. Three Dutch […]
Spinoza Prizes for Albert Heck and Alexander van Oudenaarden
Proteins and the role they play in our cells Albert Heck’s research focuses on identifying all of the proteins in the human body and the role they play in our cells. This provides entirely new insights for research into disease and health, and offers opportunities for the development of new and better pharmaceuticals. As a […]
Successful HADDOCK workshop: new online tutorial about cross-linking data from Mass Spectrometry
The HADDOCK team gave a two days workshop in Saudi Arabia, consisting of lectures and hands-on computer tutorials using their online educational resources and HADDOCK web portal. Sharing knowledge The participants to the workshop learned about the challenges associated with the modeling of biomolecular complexes and what HADDOCK can offer to solve their specific research questions. The HADDOCK web […]
Vidi grant for Jeroen de Ridder: DNA mutations in three dimensions
NWO has awarded a Vidi grant to dr.ir. Jeroen de Ridder (UMC Utrecht) for his proposal entitled: DNA mutations in three dimensions. A Vidi grant is worth 800,000 euros and enables talented researchers to develop their own innovative line of research and set up their own research group. Dr. ir. Jeroen de Ridder summerizes his research in a few lines […]