How AI can help blind people see
Scientists are working to develop implants in the brain that will allow blind people to see a little. The PhD research of Jaap de Ruyter de Steveninck of Radboud University is helping with this development by using AI and deep learning.
NWO ENW-M grant for unique 3-photon microscope
Researchers at the Donders Institute have received a NWO ENW-M-invest grant for research on attention and perception. The grant will be used for a 3-photon microscope suitable for macaques, the only one of its kind in Europe.
Donders Cube Award for Pieter Medendorp and Richard van Wezel
Pieter Medendorp, and Richard van Wezel received the Donders Cube for establishing the new Human Neuroscience bachelor’s programme. The Donders Cube is awarded annually for exceptional contributions to the Donders Institute.
Uta Noppeney and Erik Storkebaum new members of the Academia Europaea
The Academia Europaea is the pan-European academy of sciences, humanities, law, and literature. Several Donderians are member of this network and Uta Noppeney and Erik Storkebaum are the latest additions to this prestigious network
NWO Open Technology funding for LiveScope
The LiveScope project, led by Bernhard Englitz, was awarded a NWO Open Technology grant of €850k. LiveScope is a first-of-its-kind audiovisual tracking system for rodents with breakthrough spatial accuracy.
Million Dollar Bike Ride grant for Dr. Sharon Kolk
Dr. Sharon Kolk received a grant from the Orphan Disease Center in partnership with patient organisation Love Never Sinks (Million Dollar Bike Ride).
National Growth Fund allocates funding for new centre for animal-free biomedical translation (CPBT)
In order to continue improving human health with appropriate and affordable medicines, a different approach is needed in the development of new drugs and medical technologies.
Chronic stress and inflammation linked to societal and environmental impacts in new study
Scientists, including Paul Verschure at Radboud University, hypothesize that as-yet unrecognized inflammatory stress is spreading among people at unprecedented rates and affecting our ability to address climate change and other critical issues.
New spin-off company to develop viral gene transfer of transfer RNA as a therapeutic approach
Following research conducted by Erik Storkebaum and his lab, a new spin-off company named XTRNA Bio B.V. was recently established, with the goal to develop viral gene transfer of transfer RNA as a therapeutic approach.
From maps to memories: ERC Consolidator grant for study CreateKnow
Lisa Genzel was awarded an ERC Consolidator grant of two million Euro to unravel how knowledge is encoded in the brain.
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Lisa Genzel elected Chair of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence
Lisa Genzel is -for a 3 year term- elected Chair of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence, a dynamic and prestigious network of 30 outstanding early to mid-career European neuroscientists.
ERC Consolidator Grant for research on cancer treatment, knowledge networks
Two Radboud University researchers are set to receive a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
Floris Rutjes and Lucas Noldus appointed as NAE Fellows
Floris Rutjes and Lucas Noldus have been appointed as fellows of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). They join a group of top experts in the fields of technological sciences, applied research, and development in the Netherlands.
NWO Take-off grant for hearing implants that are able to localise sound
Beephonix, the start-up of neuroscientist and audiologist Martijn Agterberg, has been awarded a NWO take-off grant of €250,000 to optimise a microphone technology inspired by the hearing of bumblebees.
Don't believe your ears!
By combining tones, you can create a tone that is not there at all! And there is a tone that seems to go up forever. How is that possible? View the recording of the lecture "Don't believe your ears" by neurophysicist John van Opstal.
NWO Grant for Advancement of Cochlear Implant Algorithms
The NWO has awarded funding to OtoControl-2.0, led by John van Opstal, under the Open Technology Programme.
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ERC Grant for Making Sense of the Senses
Uta Noppeney has won an ERC Advanced Grant for her project entitled ‘Making Sense of the Senses: causal inference in a complex dynamic multisensory world’.
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ERC Advanced Grant for research on senses and fast X-ray flashes
Radboud University researchers Uta Noppeney and Peter Jonker have both been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
Collaborative research project on early changes in Parkinson's disease
Danish Lundbeck Foundation awards collaborative research project on early changes in Parkinson's disease.
Bees as inspiration for better hearing implants
You’re at a party and everyone is talking at the same time. It takes effort to filter out the voice of the person you’re talking to. It’s quite the feat for people with perfect hearing, so imagine what it’s like for people who are hearing-impaired.
