Susanne van den Borne and Job Verdonschot awarded at the annual CARIM Symposium 2011
28 nov 2011
Susanne van den Borne and Job Verdonschot awarded at the annual CARIM Symposium 2011
Professor Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert awarded Susanne van den Borne the CARIM Thesis Award 2009-2010 At the CARIM Symposium on Wednesday November 9. This award is given biannually at the CARIM Symposium for the best thesis written by a CARIM PhD student.
Professor Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert awarded Susanne van den Borne the CARIM Thesis Award 2009-2010 At the CARIM Symposium on Wednesday November 9. This award is given biannually at the CARIM Symposium for the best thesis written by a CARIM PhD student.
Susanne (1976) (Promotor Professor Jos Smits, co-promotores Prof. Mat Daemen en Prof. Matthijs Blankesteijn) conducted her research in the department of Pharmacology. In her thesis "Myocard infarct healing - rupture and remodeling", Susanne studied the process of myocardial infarct healing which sometimes is complicated by infarct rupture and/or heart failure. She discovered that alterations in the cadherin/catenin cell adhesion complex and the subsequent excessive inflammation may result in post-infarct rupture. Furthermore she found that myofibroblasts (cells that have characteristics of both fibroblast and smooth muscle cells) are essential for development of heart failure and can be visualized by molecular imaging. The research project of Susanne resulted in three publications in JACC, one in Cardiovasc Res and in Cardiovasc Pathol, and in a review in Nature Review Cardiol. In July Susanne left our school to start a medical training in gynecology and obstetrics. Currently, she is a resident in Orbis Medical Center in Sittard.
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Job Verdonschot wins prize for the best RM poster presentation 2011
Dr. Adriaan Duijvestijn awarded second year CBM student Job Verdonschot the prize for the best Master’s student poster presentation at the CARIM Symposium last Wednesday. The jury, consisting of Prof. Johan Heemskerk, Prof. Matthijs Blankesteijn and Dr. Adriaan Duijvestijn, reviewed eight posters that were presented by our CBM research master’s students. The work on the poster of Job Verdonschot, entitled “Irradiation accelerates inflammation in the heart of ApoE-/- mice and increases atherosclerotic events” was executed under the supervision of Dr. Sylvia Heeneman in the department of Pathology.
Dr. Adriaan Duijvestijn awarded second year CBM student Job Verdonschot the prize for the best Master’s student poster presentation at the CARIM Symposium last Wednesday. The jury, consisting of Prof. Johan Heemskerk, Prof. Matthijs Blankesteijn and Dr. Adriaan Duijvestijn, reviewed eight posters that were presented by our CBM research master’s students. The work on the poster of Job Verdonschot, entitled “Irradiation accelerates inflammation in the heart of ApoE-/- mice and increases atherosclerotic events” was executed under the supervision of Dr. Sylvia Heeneman in the department of Pathology.