We are looking back on a very successful CARIM Day 2022 with excellent scientific lectures from our recent laureates, a glimpse in the future of CARIMs stem cell strategies, lessons from nature from our Robert Reneman lecturer Prof. Peter Stenvinkel and last but not least, the CARIM awards & prizes.

Dr Philippe Vangrieken (Dept. of Internal Medicine) received the Prof.Dr. J. Terpstra Award 2022 during the annual Dutch diabetes symposium.

Yesterday, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Cardiorenal Disease (AMICARE) was opened in Aachen. In this research institute, researchers from CARIM and RWTH Aachen University work together to unravel the relationship between heart and vascular problems and kidney disease. It is one of the first European institutes in which researchers from different countries from different disciplines will collaborate so intensively on this medically urgent problem.

Dr Arina ten Cate-Hoek was awarded the Virchow Prize for her intensive research into postthrombotic syndrome.

Floor Pinckaers (Dept. of Neurology) has received this year's Pélerìn award for her research on dual-energy CT after endovascular stroke treatment.

Initiated by CARIM, in collaboration with FHML, SCRUM is the latest core facility of FHML that will provide service for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).

Prof. Frits Prinzen received the MUMC+ medal the end of his farewell speech due to his retirement from UM.

We congratulate Chahinda Ghossein-Doha on her title of Topvrouw Limburg 2022!

Job Verdonschot has received one of the 10 Dekker grants awarded by the Dutch Heart Foundation.

Binnen het dr. E. Dekker-programma voor persoonsgebonden beurzen stelt de Nederlandse Hartstichting per universiteit twee studentbeurzen beschikbaar. De beurs bedraagt maximaal € 3.000.