NHS Dekker afternoon with awarded fellowship and consortia grants


A joyful and successful day for the Medical Biochemistry department, on the Dekker afternoon of the Dutch Heart Foundation:

  • Marten Hoeksema was awarded the Dekker Senior Scientist fellowship on his work on inflammatory lipid-associated macrophages in atherosclerosis.
  • Menno de Winther, as consortium leader, received the cheque for the Athero-Neth consortium
  • Vivian de Waard, consortium member of Aneurysm-NL, received funding for her aneurysm work.


For an impression, check this video!


Share this message

Latest news Medical Biochemistry Amsterdam

By duda-wsm May 28, 2025
At the annual Dutch Atherosclerosis Society (DAS) meeting, Lobke received the award for Best Flash Talk for her presentation on the role of LXR in macrophage immune activation, while Ricky was awarded Best Poster Presentation for his work on the role of IRF1 in macrophage function. Congratulations to both!
By duda-wsm May 23, 2025
Ricky Siebeler won the best presentation award on the annual Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases (AII) symposium for his presentation on Endogenous Retroviral Elements as regulators of macrophage activation. Congratulations!!
Show More