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Fellowships EmbRACE consortium

Fellowships EmbRACE consortium

21 May 2026

The EmbRACE consortium, coordinated by CARIM, has awarded three fellowships, including two to CARIM researchers.

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NWO grant for project 'Laminomics'

NWO grant for project 'Laminomics'

21 May 2026

Tim van de Wiel, Dr Magdalena Harakalova, and Dr Rogier Veltrop (Dept of Biochemistry) have been awarded an NWO grant for large-scale high-performance computing time.

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Jos Maessen

Professor

Prof. Jos Maessen joined a young Maastricht University community in 1978 and stayed there after graduation in Medicine, obtaining his PhD, and being trained as a cardiothoracic surgeon, to become professor and chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic surgery as well as Principal Investigator in CARIM in 2005. From a rather non-academic clinical department, his group turned into an important clinical partner for basic scientists within CARIM initiating and supporting many translational research projects. Apart from delivering the best possible care his team is convinced that this approach is the best and shortest way to innovate the cardiac surgical profession. Crossing borders leads to new opportunities. Surgeons and electrophysiologists developed hybrid treatment modalities for AF treatment with better results and new research opportunities. Similarly, in reconstructive surgery of the aorta and mitral valve, combining treatment with virtual reality, modeling and experimental imaging, outcome improved and the results raised new hypotheses for basis research.

Jos-maessen

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
Room number: 3.C2.023
T: +31(0)43 387 11 25

  • 2026
    • de Ruiter, J. C., van der Noort, V., van Diessen, J. N. A., Smit, E. F., Damhuis, R. A. M., Hartemink, K. J., Yang, Z. L., van der Woude, L., van den Wildenberg, F. J. H., Wijsman, R., Wener, R. R., van der Wekken, A. J., de Wee, E. M., van de Wauwer, C., van der Voort van Zyp, N. C. M. G., Verhoeff, J. J. C., Verhagen, A. F. T. M., Verbruggen, L., Verbogt, N. P. A., ... ESLUNG group (2026). Stage I non-small cell lung cancer: improving patient selection for minimally invasive lobectomy or stereotactic ablative radiotherapy based on clinical characteristics. British Journal of Cancer, 134(6), 893-902. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-025-03332-7
    • Eussen, S. E. D. M., van de Koolwijk, A. F., Delnoij, T. S. R., Suverein, M. M., Essers, B. A. B., Hermanides, R. C., Otterspoor, L. C., Kraemer, C. V. E., Vlaar, A. P. J., van der Heijden, J. J., Scholten, E., den Uil, C. A., Mirada, D. D. R., Akin, S., de Metz, J., van der Horst, I., Winkens, B., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., ... INCEPTION-investigators (2026). Attitudes of patients and family members towards deferred and waived consent in ECPR research, an ancillary study of the INCEPTION trial. Resuscitation Plus, 28, Article 101239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101239
    • van der Hoofd, Z., van Dijk-Huisman, H. C., Bongers, B. C., Scheenstra, B., Maessen, J., & Lenssen, A. F. (2026). Preoperative Physical Fitness and Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10892532261427827
    • Denessen, E. J. S., Swinnen, B., Lamers, S. K., Delnoij, T. S. R., van Doorn, W. P. T. M., Bekers, O., Segers, P., Maessen, J. G., van der Horst, I. C. C., Heuts, S., & Mingels, A. M. A. (2026). Cardiac Biomarker Kinetics in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with an Uncomplicated Course. Clinical Chemistry, Article hvag012. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag012
  • 2025
    • Ko, K., Heuts, S., Tjon Joek Tjien, A., Sardari Nia, P., Maessen, J. G., Houterman, S., Singh, S. K., Boon, R., Tonino, P., Verberkmoes, N., Olsthoorn, J. R., & Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration (2025). Textbook Outcome in Mitral Valve Surgery-Results from the Netherlands Heart Registration. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(12), Article ezaf422. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf422
    • Verberght, H. C. R., Delnoij, T. S. R., Suverein, M. M., Lunsing, J., Hermanides, R. C., Otterspoor, L., Elzo Kraemer, C. V., Vlaar, A. P. J., Van Der Heijden, J. J., Scholten, E., Uil, C. A. D., Miranda, D. D. R., Akin, S., Metz, J. D., Van Der Horst, I. C. C., Mathot, B. J., De Jonge, J., Nijboer, M. W. N., De Meijer, V. E., ... Van De Poll, M. C. G. (2025). Organ Donor Potential After Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Transplantation, 39(11), Article e70382. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70382
    • Husen, T. F., Genechten, S. V., Claessens, J., Packle, L., Heuts, S., Maessen, J. G., & Yilmaz, A. (2025). Y-Graft Versus In Situ Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries in Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 20(6), 547-554. https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845251377059
    • Heuts, S., Hjij, W., Kawczynski, M. J., Olsthoorn, J. R., Tjon Joek Tjien, A., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Maessen, J. G., & Sardari Nia, P. (2025). Defining centres of expertise for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and volume-outcome meta-analysis. Heart, 111(20), 984-991. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325048
    • Swinnen, B., Olsthoorn, J. R., Mihl, C., Smulders, M. W., Singh, S. K., van Brakel, T., van der Horst, I. C. C., Mingels, A. M. A., Myers, P. O., van 't Hof, A. W. J., Gorgels, A. P. M., Thielmann, M., De Caterina, R., Cerqueira, R. J., Bonaros, N., Oosterlinck, W., Jacobs, S., Lorusso, R., Bidar, E., ... Heuts, S. (2025). Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Current Clinical Practices and Future Perspectives. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(10), Article ezaf344. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf344
    • Mané-Damas, M., Schöttler, A. K., Marcuse, F., Molenaar, P., Mohile, T., Hoeijmakers, J., Hochstenbag, M., Damoiseaux, J., Maessen, J., Abdul-Hamid, M., Zur Hausen, A., de Baets, M., Losen, M., & Martinez-Martinez, P. (2025). Myasthenia gravis with antibodies against the AChR, current knowledge on pathophysiology and an update on treatment strategies with special focus on targeting plasma cells. Autoimmunity Reviews, 24(10), Article 103875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2025.103875
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