27 August 2010

Workshop "Frontiers in Computational Electrocardiology 2010: Focus on Systems Biology"

It is our pleasure to invite you to the full-day workshop "Frontiers in Computational Electrocardiology 2010: Focus on Systems Biology", which will take place on November 11, 2010, in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

FiCE is an interdisciplinary symposium that brings together cardiologists, computer scientists, mathematicians, and basic scientists in the field of cardiovascular (electro) physiology. This year, a number of national and international experts will discuss the integrative aspects of systems biology in the cardiovascular system. The preliminary program can be found as an attachment.

Systems biology is a multidisciplinary approach to biomedical research that combines both reduction and integration of information across multiple scales, thereby aiming at a comprehensive understanding of the (cardiac) system and its interaction with the environment. FiCE provides an opportunity to interact with experts in this novel field of research. Special attention will be given to clinical application of systems biology in daily management of cardiovascular risk patients.

Further information about the workshop and the possibility to register can be found on the website: www.ficemaastricht.org/. Please take note that only a limited number of seats are available; registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop and to some interesting discussions!

Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD

Cardiologist

Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor

School for Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht Maastricht University Medical Centre

Ronald L. Westra PhD

Associate Professor

Group Leader Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Department of Knowledge Engineering Maastricht University

23 August 2010

Discover our latest CARIM Annual Report 2009

The CARIM Annual Report 2009 is all about expanding horizons, about the will power and eagerness of our researchers to obtain project grants to make cardiovascular research within our institute possible.

Highlights include:

• an overview of our scientific performances in 2009
• four duo-interviews with two of our young talented PhD students and six successful CARIM researchers:

Laura Steinbusch and Tom Seijkens, Esther Lutgens and Rory Koenen, Paul Volders and An Moens, and Coen Stehouwer and Miranda Schram.

Download the CARIM Annual Report 2009 here.

19 August 2010

Nomination ‘Outstanding Young Translational Researcher-lecture’

Cardiologist and researcher An Moens of CARIM/Maastricht University Medical Center is nominated for the ‘Outstanding Young Translational Researcher-lecture’ at the Basic Cardiovascular Science meeting of the American Heart Association. She was nominated as a young successful researcher because she emphasizes the interest of translational research firmly in her projects and grants. Her lecture will be presented to different American universities at the Grand Round meetings.

05 August 2010