GROW Science Day 2025
GROW Science Day 2025

Programme

18 June 2025

12:45 - 13:15

Doors open & registration

13:15 - 13:30

Welcome – by Jan Theys & Liesbeth Scheepers

13:30 - 14:00

Introduction MCCC and GRIP/VMKC
Prof. dr. Rene van der Hulst & Prof. dr. Gert;Jan Driessen

14:02 - 17:15

Scientific Talks | Oncology
Chair: Jan theys

14:05 – 14:25 Femke de Vries

14:25 – 14:45 Meric Birben

14:45 – 15:05 Kim Lommen

15:05 – 15:35 Break

15:35 – 15:55 Lotte Schellekens

15:55 – 16:15 Hester van Mourik

16:15 – 17:15 Hidde Ploeg:
“A biochemist’s view on making the transition from basic to applied immunology”

Scientific Talks | Reproduction
Chair: Liesbeth Scheepers

14:05 – 14:25 Rick Essers

14:25 – 14:45 Sophie Neuen

14:45 – 15:05 Fauve van Veen

15:05 – 15:35 Break

15:35 – 15:55 Naomi Vos

15:55 – 16:15 Ping Cao

16:15 – 17:15 Dr. Raymond Staal:
“Rewriting Life - CRISPR - CAS in
Cancer and Reproduction”

 
17:15 - 18:30

Drinks and a Healthy BBQ with live music by the Protones, to celebrate
25 years of GROW

19 June 2025

08:30 - 09:10

Doors open & Registration & Human Bingo

09:10 - 09:25

Starter Stretch
UM Sports

09:25 - 09:35

Welcome
Manon van Engeland

09:35 - 09:45

KOFL Fellowship Story
Varsha Gouthamchand

09:45 - 09:55

Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus – Generating an Impact
with your Research
Alex Jones

09:55 - 10:40

Round 1: Round Tables

  1. GROW Grant Support Team - (Cary Oberije, Boukje Ehlen, Pan Xu)
  2. Women in Science - (Kim Smits)
  3. Postdoc Community Group - (Charlotte van Gorp, Nicky Beelen, Janine Ziemons)
  4. OMICS Expertise and Data Analysis (Florian Caiment)
  5. Responsible Use of AI - (Henry Woodruff)
  6. Immunology - (Janine van Elssen)
  7. Introduction Kenniscentrum Biomedische modelsystemen Maastricht - (Daan Ophelders)
  8. Yoga – UM Sports
     
10:40 - 11:00

Break and Human Bingo

11:00 - 11:40

Round 2: Round Tables

  1. GROW Grant Support Team - (Cary Oberije, Boukje Ehlen, Pan Xu)
  2. Women in Science - (Kim Smits)
  3. Postdoc Community Group - (Charlotte van Gorp, Nicky Beelen, Janine Ziemons)
  4. OMICS Expertise and Data Analysis (Florian Caiment)
  5. Responsible Use of AI - (Henry Woodruff)
  6. Immunology - (Janine van Elssen)
  7. Introduction Kenniscentrum Biomedische modelsystemen Maastricht - (Daan Ophelders)
  8. PhD Wellbeing (Anna Schueth)
     
11:40 - 12:40

Poster Sessions Group I

12:40 - 13:40

Lunch & Human Bingo

13:40 - 14:40

Poster Sessions Group II

14:40 - 15:00

FHML Career Policy and Recognition and Rewards
FHML vice-dean Prof. dr. Stef Kremers 

15:00 - 15:40

New kids on the block: 10 minutes each

  1. Dr. Anna Schueth ‘Light-Sheet Microscopy in Cancer Pathology: Challenges and Opportunities
  2. Dr. Eric Vrij: ‘Reproductive bioengineering’
  3. Dr. Pim Burger: ‘Clinical research in advanced colorectal cancer’
  4. Dr. Valery Lemmens: 'Can we decrease the impact of cancer in the Southeast Netherlands?'
     
15:40 - 16:00

Prize winners PhD Retreat…….

16:00 - 16:30

Informal Drinks & Human Bingo