PhD defence Patricia Gomez Rosas, 20 March 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Em.Prof. Hugo ten Cate, Prof. Henri Spronk, Prof. Anna Falanga (Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy)
Co-supervisor: Dr Marina Marchetti (Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy)
Title: 'The role of biomarkers of hypercoagulability: Evaluating Thrombosis Risk and Outcomes in Cancer Patients'

PhD defence Pim Bouwmans, 20 March 13.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Marc Hemmelder, Prof. Ron Gansevoort (UMC Groningen)
Co-supervisor: Dr Lianne Messchendorp (UMC Groningen)
Title: 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: An epidemiological, clinical and psychosocial perspective'

PhD defence Joop Aendekerk, 25 March 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Pieter van Paassen, Prof. Chris Reutelingsperger
Co-supervisor: Dr Jan Damoiseaux
Title: 'The role of innate immunity in disease initiation and damage control in ANCA associated glomerulonephritis'

PhD defence Benjamin Wilde, 25 March 13.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Dr Pieter van Paassen, Prof. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Prof. Oliver Witzke (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) | Dr Jan Damoiseaux
Title: 'The kidney and the adaptive immune system in ANCA vasculitis: attack vs. regulation'