Photos of Muscles2Meet 2019
Muscles2Meet 2019 took place on May 24th-25th. The photos can be found via the link below.
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Muscles2Meet is a biennial symposium for all PhD students working on neuromuscular diseases in the Netherlands, to get to know each other and the research field. Muscles2Meet is an initiative of the Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds, in collaboration with Spierziekten Centrum Nederland. The program is made by an organization committee of PhD students. The next edition will take place in 2021.
More information about Muscles2Meet 2021 will become available later this year. For questions about Muscles2Meet, please contact Simone van den Berge at s.van.den.berge@spierfonds.nl.
Muscles2Meet 2019
Muscles2Meet took place on May 24th & 25th at conference centre Woudschoten in Zeist. The official opening for Muscles2Meet on May 24th was once again graced by the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix, patroness of the Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds. She attended the opening lecture and had a short meeting with several participants of the meeting.
The program included:
- A keynote lecture by prof. dr. Niels Geijsen about the future of gene editing.
- Parallel sessions about interpreting study results, backtranslation in muscle research, fatigue, and muscle-on-chip technology.
- Two interactive discussion sessions.
- A dinner and informal evening program.
- An overnight stay at Woudschoten.
- Workshops on career development: taking control of your PhD, fair medicine, networking and dealing with pressure.
- A closing lecture by prof. dr. Marianne de Visser on her journey along the neuromuscular trail.
Muscles2Meet 2019
Watch the recap of Muscles2Meet 2019, our symposium for young researchers.