Location: Maastricht School of Management
Welcome and registration (coffee/tea)

Introduction Prof. David Linden
Scientific Director School MHeNs 

Chair: Marina Damas
Highlights – New technologies at MUMC+
 

"Technologies for regenerative medicine"
Prof Pamela Habibovic: Director MERLN
 

“Excellence in Imaging"
Prof Marc van Zandvoort: Genetics & Cell Biology – Molecular Cell Biology; Leader Maastricht Node EuroBioImaging
 

"Genomic sequencing in neuroscience"
Prof Han Brunner: Genetics & Cell Biology - Sequency technology

Chair: Claudia Simons
Marketing & Communication FHML/MUMC

"Science and the press, bridging the gap"
Nieky van Steenkiste & Mark van der Linde

Coffee break

Chair: Govert Hoogland
“Meet the patient” - EPILEPSY
Patient: Ann Eshaw
 

Neuromodulation: Deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus - Rob Rouhl
Monitoring: Cortical grid recordings to evaluate language processing - Mario Archila Melendez
Imaging: Ultra-high MRI to detect focal epileptogenic lesions (EpiUltra study) - Olaf Schijns
Cell biology: Towards a reduction in use of lab animals for brain research: Human brain-on-a-chip - Jean-Philippe Frimat
 

Discussion

Location:UNS 40 Drielandenpunt
Lunch

Location: UNS 40 Onderwijsplein
“e-Pitches PhD’s”

Location: Maastricht School of Management
Support staff workshop

Coffee break

Location: Maastricht School of Management
Chair: Mark Janssen
“Meet the patient” – PARKINSON
Patient: André Donders
 

Neuroimaging: The TRACK PD study (7T MRI prospective cohort that recently started) - Amée Wolters
Monitoring: Validating ESM in Parkinson's disease - Jeroen Habets
Neuromodulation: The development of adaptive DBS in Parkinson's disease - Pieter Kubben
Neuromodulation/ Rehabilitation: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial - Albert Leentjens

Discussion

Keynote speaker

"Using the EHR for research and intervention and enriching the clinical phenotype through smartphones and wearables"
Richard Dobson: Professor of Medical Informatics and Head of Bioinformatics at the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health (King’s College London) and the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.

Closing

Drinks