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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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Robert van Oostenbrugge

Professor

Robert van Oostenbrugge is Professor of Neurology, with a chair on Vascular Neurology, head of the Department of Neurology (UM); principal Investigator of CARIM and programme leader of Vascular Neurology / Stroke. Robert (R.J.) van Oostenbrugge; (born Havelte, 1965) obtained a MD at the Maastricht University in Maastricht (1990). He was registered as neurologist in 2000 and obtained a PhD in 1999 (University Maastricht, Maastricht). In 2013, he was appointed Professor of Neurology chair of the Department of Neurology at Maastricht University. He is member of the Centers of Excellence in Neurodegeneration initiative and of the JPND funded initiative HARNESS aiming to harmonise imaging standards in vascular dementia, member of the board of the Dutch Section of Vascular Neurology.

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Department of Neurology
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
T: +31 (0)43 387 70 58

 

  • 2026
    • Bierens, J., Postma - Jacobi, L., Frehe, K., Wagemans, B., Bos, D., de Jong, P. A., Nederkoorn, P. J., Mess, W., Kopczak, A., Schindler, A., Saam, T., Saba, L., Smits, L., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, E. (2026). Comparison of MRI- and CTA-Based Plaque-RADS to Predict Stroke and TIA in Symptomatic Carotid Disease. JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging, 19(5), 656-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.10.009
    • van Poppel, L. M., de Vries, L., Mojtahedi, M., Kappelhof, M., Olthuis, S. G. H., van Oostenbrugge, R., van Zwam, W. H., van Doormaal, P. J., Beenen, L. F. M., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Marquering, H. A., & Emmer, B. J. (2026). Machine learning models for CT-based classification of ischemic stroke onset time within or beyond 4.5 h: a comparison of approaches. European Radiology, 36(5), 3722-3732. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12189-6
    • Kök, M., Bokkers, R. P. H., Dippel, D. W. J., van der Lugt, A., van Doormaal, P. J., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., Majoie, C. B. L. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., Zeebregts, C. J., & Uyttenboogaart, M. (2026). Use of a Balloon Guide Catheter during Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke due to Large Vessel Occlusion in the Anterior Circulation in Patients with an Atherosclerotic Tandem Lesion. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(5), 734-741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.10.044
    • van Poppel, L. M., de Vries, L., Mojtahedi, M., van Voorst, H., Kappelhof, M., Olthuis, S. G. H., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., van Doormaal, P., Beenen, L. F. M., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Marquering, H. A., & Emmer, B. J. (2026). CTP-Free Method for Automated Lesion Water Uptake in Acute Ischemic Stroke. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 47(3), 620-627. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A9054
    • Reitsma, F. J., Verburgt, E., Schellekens, M. M. I., Hilkens, N. A., Verhoeven, J. I., van Alebeek, M. E., Brouwers, P. J. A. M., Arntz, R. M., van Dijk, G. W., Gons, R. A. R., van Uden, I. W. M., den Heijer, T., van Tuijl, J. H., de Laat, K. F., van Norden, A., Vermeer, S. E., van Zagten, M. S. G., Wermer, M. J. H., Nederkoorn, P. J., ... Rouhl, R. P. W. (2026). Poststroke epilepsy is associated with vascular cognitive disorder in young stroke patients: The ODYSSEY study. Epilepsia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/epi.70200
    • Li, X., Roozenbeek, B., van Walsum, T., Bos, D., van der Worp, H. B., Emmer, B. J., Majoie, C. B. L., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Dippel, D. W. J., Lingsma, H. F., & ICAI Stroke Lab (2026). Validation and simplification of the MR PREDICTS @24H model for outcome prediction after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. International journal of stroke. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930261430342
    • Huijberts, I., Wagemans, B. A. J. M., Pinckaers, F. M. E., Robbe, M. M. Q., van Zwam, W. H., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Postma, A. A. (2026). Visualisation of lenticulostriate arteries using photon counting detector CT angiography: A retrospective cohort study. European Journal of Radiology, 195, Article 112618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112618
    • Doheim, M. F., Knapen, R. R. M. M., Dippel, D. W. J., Staals, J., Hofmeijer, J., van Es, A. C. G. M., Coutinho, J. M., van der Leij, C., Nogueira, R. G., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2026). Association of anesthesia strategies with outcomes in endovascular treatment for distal and medium vessel occlusions: A propensity score-matched analysis of the MR CLEAN registry and meta-analysis. European Stroke Journal, 11(1), Article 23969873251352406. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251352406
    • Wang, Y., Luijten, S. P. R., Bos, D., Mulder, I. A., Kappelhof, M., Westendorp, W. F., Emmer, B. J., Roosendaal, S. D., Roos, Y. B. W. M., Van Den Wijngaard, I. R., Van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Van De Beek, D., Coutinho, J. M., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2026). Association of CRP levels and clinical and radiological outcomes in patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke: A MR CLEAN Registry study. European Stroke Journal, 11(1), Article 23969873251357134. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251357134
    • Reitsma, F. J., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Werring, D. J., Banerjee, G., Cordonnier, C., Kaaouana, O., Puy, L., Biffi, A., Viswanathan, A., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Staals, J., & Rouhl, R. P. W. (2026). Development and external validation of the LEAN score to predict late seizures after intracerebral haemorrhage. European Stroke Journal, 11(1), Article 23969873251350882. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251350882
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