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MUMC+ Award Prof. Michael Jacobs

MUMC+ Award Prof. Michael Jacobs

3 May 2024

With a symposium in the St. Janskerk and a farewell lecture in the aula, vascular surgeon and professor Michael Jacobs bid farewell last Friday. From board chairman Helen Mertens, he received the MUMC+ Award, the highest distinction within the MUMC+, in recognition of all he has meant for Maastricht UMC+ and its patients.

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Prof. Kevin Vernooy Director HVC

Prof. Kevin Vernooy Director HVC

30 April 2024

Prof. Kevin Vernooy will become the medical director of the Heart+Vascular Center (HVC) at Maastricht UMC+.

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Marc van Zandvoort

Professor

Prof. Marc A.M.J. van Zandvoort achieved his PhD degree in Biophysics at Utrecht University (1994) and worked as a postdoc at Universitá di Bologna and LENS institute, Florence (Italy). He returned to Utrecht University as a postdoc in 1996. In 1998, he moved to Maastricht University first as postdoc, from 2000 as assistant professor Biophysics. In 2007, he became associate professor at the department of Biomedical Engineering. In 2012, he moved to the department of Molecular Cell Biology. Currently, he is interim head of that department. In 2017 he obtained the chair 'Advanced Optical Microscopy' in Maastricht.

In 2009, he became professor Biophysics of Microscopy (part-time) at the Universitätsklinikum Aachen (Germany) and scientific leader of the Two-photon core-facility in Aachen.

He is board member of the conference series Focus on Microscopy, board member of the Dutch Society of Microscopy, and board member of the NL-BioImaging-AM initiative. He also is leader of the EuroBioImaging Node Maastricht.

His research currently zooms on the application of advanced optical microscopy (multi-photon, high-resolution 3D-STED microscopy, spectral microscopy) to biomedical cardiovascular and oncological questions. As an example, his group recently developed a method to measure mouse carotid plaque microvessel functionality using in vivo multi-photon microscopy. He has also done a variety of studies on bimodal (e.g., optical-MRI, optical-US) imaging. In combination with the techniques used, a variety of systems can be studied, ranging from artificial systems, via cells in culture (e.g., lamin substructure, mitochondrial network and substructure), to whole tissues, organs, and animals.

He has tutored both scientists with background in physics and biomedical research. He is an experienced teacher for a wide range of students (medicine, biomedical engineering, science students) and in a variety of roles (mentor, tutor, internship). His research group currently encompasses technicians, PhD students and postdocs in Maastricht and Aachen. Finally, he has been organising the TripleM PhD/Postdoc course and conference series in Maastricht.

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Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht
PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht
T: +31 (0)43 388 13 61

  • 2010
    • Oostendorp, M., Douma, K., Wagenaar, A., Slenter, J. M. G. M., Hackeng, T. M., van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Post, M. J., & Backes, W. H. (2010). Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myocardial Angiogenesis After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation, 121(6), 775-U85. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.889451
    • van Triest, H. J. W., Megens, R. T. A., van Assen, H. C., Romeny, B. M. T. H., & van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J. (2010). Arterial radius estimation from microscopic data using a new algorithm for circle parameter estimation. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 15(2), 8. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3368679
    • Megens, R. T. A., Reitsma, S., Prinzen, L., Egbrink, M. G. A. O., Engels, W., Leenders, P. J. A., Brunenberg, E. J. L., Reesink, K. D., Janssen, B. J. A., Romeny, B. M. T. H., Slaaf, D. W., & van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J. (2010). In vivo high-resolution structural imaging of large arteries in small rodents using two-photon laser scanning microscopy. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 15(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3281672
    • Oostendorp, M., Douma, K., Hackeng, T. M., van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Post, M. J., & Backes, W. H. (2010). Pharmacokinetics of contrast agents targeted to the tumor vasculature in molecular magnetic resonance imaging. Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging, 5(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/cmmi.361
  • 2009
  • 2002
    • van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., de Grauw, C. J. ., Gerritsen, H. C., Broers, J. L. V., Oude Egbrink, M. G. A., Ramaekers, F. C. S., & Slaaf, D. W. (2002). Discrimination of DNA and RNA in cells by a vital fluorescent probe: Lifetime imaging of SYTO13 in healthy and apoptotic cells.Cytometry, 47, 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.10076
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