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🔚 What a day of inspiration, collaboration & breakthrough science! Thank you to all speakers, moderators & participants who made this #CARIMday2025 unforgettable. Onward to new discoveries!

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"From the heart because you care" This year's CARIM Commitment Award goes to Judith Cosemans!

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The winner of the thesis Award is Jerremy Weerts! #CARIMday2025

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Jip de Kok, Lia Bica, and Peter Deissler are the winners of this year's poster awards! #CARIMday2025

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Up next are the HS-BAFTA awards for talented young researchers. Congratulations to the winners! #CARIMday2025

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Kas van der Heijden is the winner of the Harry Crijns Research Grant. He will investigate the influence of amputation techniques on peripheral artery disease complication outcomes. . Many Congratulations! #CARIMday2025

Prof. @henkmarquering.bsky.social traces the journey from AI concepts to bedside benefit — showing how artificial intelligence may (or may not) impact cardiovascular care. #CARIMday2025

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⚡️ Predicting lethal rhythms after myocardial infarction. Dekker Fellow Dr. Job Stoks tracks long-term post-infarct changes to prevent sudden cardiac arrest. "The right therapy needs to be given at the right time." #CARIMday2025

🫀 Breaking the link between fat, inflammation & scarring in atrial fibrillation. Dekker Fellow Dr. Elisa D’Alessandro targets PAR signalling in atria-adipose tissue crosstalk to stop atrial fibrillation. #CARIMday2025

Excited to kick off the scientific session of the Dutch Heart Foundation Dekker Awards! Inspiring presentations from awardees driving innovation in cardiovascular research. #CARIMday2025

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“Monkey see, monkey do: Leadership, social cooperation and monkey business in a clinical environment” Behavioural biologist Patrick van Veen explores how social strategies used by monkeys reveal lessons in leadership & teamwork: take the time to "groom" each other! #CARIMday2025

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🌟 Spotlight on the next generation of researchers! Anouk Achten, Ilse Huijberts, and Elien Bollen, nominees for the Robert Reneman Young Investigator Award present their cutting-edge work. #CARIMday2025

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A great new initiative from our PhD student representation team I'M CARIM: the CARIM Robert Reneman Young Investigator Award.

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Armand Jaminon on “KBM2: Enhancing the impact of biomedical models at Maastricht University” 🧠📊 How can we boost the real-world impact of biomedical models? #CARIMday2025

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Rethinking vascular ageing. Prof. Judith Sluimer aims to target fibroblast metabolism in the vessel wall to rejuvenate ageing arteries — opening new treatment paths to fight #CardioVascularDisease. #CARIMday2025 #CardioResearch #Vici

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Kristiaan Wouters @kwouters.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Heart scarring matters. Dr. Uyen Chau Nguyen studies why pacemakers help some heart failure patients — and not others — to optimize therapy where it counts. #CARIMday2025 #Veni #Cardiology

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Thrilled and honoured to chair the #VeniVidiVici session at #CARIMday2025! It's inspiring to see so many talented researchers achieving success in securing grants. Especially proud to serve as Chair of the Carim Research Council and witness this incredible progress! 👏🎉 @carimmaastricht.bsky.social

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📈 The aorta holds clues to personalised hypertension therapy. @bartspronck.bsky.social will use real-world data + computer modelling to tailor treatment to each patient. #CARIMday2025 #PrecisionMedicine #VascularScience #Vidi

@sabinedaemen.bsky.social investigates how immune cells can repair liver fibrosis. A big step toward fighting one of the world’s most pressing metabolic diseases and emerging CVD risk factor. #CARIMday2025 #MASLD #Veni

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🎓✨ During the first session of #CARIMday2025, we hand the stage to outstanding researchers who earned prestigious NWO Talent Scheme grants (Veni-Vidi-Vici). Their breakthroughs redefine cardiovascular & metabolic health Join us as they share their vision. 💡

@tilman-hackeng.bsky.social kicks off the #CARIMday2025. It will be a great day to celebrate #Cardiovascular research and working together.

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Join now on www.youtube.com/live/17cD_lN... for our annual CARIM+HVC Symposium

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CARIM+HVC Symposium 2025

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Melania Buonocunto will defend the thesis ''Stretching boundaries: Bridging mechanical and electrical functions of the heart: a multiscale in silico characterization of the pro-arrhythmic effects of stretch-activated ion channels ' at 10.00 hours. 📺 buff.ly/dHsgD8M

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Thijs Delnoij will defend the thesis 'ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: How, where, who and at what cost?' at 16.00 hours. #ECMO #COVID-19 #Resuscitation #Cost-effectiveness @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/7yy8GwW

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Maurits Sikking will defend the thesis 'Immune-mediated dilated cardiomyopathy next steps towards targeted immunotherapy' at 13.00 hours. @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/7yy8GwW

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Sara Mokhtar will defend the thesis "Eyes on neurodegeneration - The Maastricht Study" at 10.00 hours. 📺 buff.ly/7yy8GwW

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Jakob Weiß will defend the thesis 'Improving personalized risk estimation using routine medical Imaging studies: An opportunistic screening approach from diagnostic Imaging to predictive analytics: A paradigm shift in risk estimation' at 16.00 hour. 📺 buff.ly/7yy8GwW

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Richard Dohmen will defend the thesis 'Fat from muscle: Fibro-adipogenic progenitors as a source for cultured fat production' at 10.00 hours. @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/7yy8GwW #Cellular agriculture #Cultured fat #Stem cells

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Anxhela Habibi will defend the thesis 'Protease-activated receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells: a bridge between coagulation and vascular remodeling' at 16.00 hours. 📺 buff.ly/7yy8GwW #Coagulation #Vascular remodeling #Atherosclerosis #CVD @maastrichtu.bsky.social

This channel streams and hosts all PhD defences of Maastricht University.

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

#thesisdefence tomorrow Liv Vossen wil defend the thesis' the role of vitamin K on vascular calcification at 10.00 hour. @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/7yy8GwW #phdlife#Phddefence

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This channel streams and hosts all PhD defences of Maastricht University.

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

#thesisdefence Today, Angeliki Darma will defend the thesis 'Contemporary management of patients with structural heart disease undergoing catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias ’ at 10:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖https://buff.ly/PZlwUcX #phdlife #phddefence

This channel streams and hosts all PhD defences of Maastricht University.

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Sanne Mourmans will defend the thesis 'Paving the way for improved management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the role of microvascular dysfunction and comorbidities ’ at 13:00h. @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 #phdlife #phddefence

This channel streams and hosts all PhD defences of Maastricht University.

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Silvia Mariani will defend the thesis 'Current Status and Targets for Improvement in Postcardiotomy Extracorproeal Life Support ' at 16:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

This channel streams and hosts all PhD defences of Maastricht University.

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Sai Sundararaman will defend the thesis 'Role of PCSK9 and CaSR in Cardiovascular disorders" at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/gMFlf4B

This channel streams and hosts all PhD defences of Maastricht University.

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Hala Ajjour will defend the thesis 'Mitochondrial Function in Aldosterone Dependent Human Hypertension' at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Sara D'Haese will defend the thesis 'Mitigating diabetic cardiomyopathy: Evaluating exercise training and pyridoxamine as cardioprotective approaches’ at 16:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social @kwouters.bsky.social‬ 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Claudia Manetti will defend the thesis 'Virtual Patients, Real Data: Exploring Mechanistic and Therapeutic Advances in Heart Failure through Virtual Patients and Cohorts’ at 10:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Bart Scheenstra will defend the thesis 'The Long and Winding Road to Better Cardiovascular Health Empowering Patients to Reduce the Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes' at 16:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

#thesisdefence Thursday, Maike Imkamp will defend the thesis 'Clinical research in the era of data science' at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Thomas Godschalik will defend the thesis Thomas Godschalik 'In vitro modeling of atrial inflammation using human induced pluripotent stem cells’ at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Giorgia D’Italia will defend the thesis ‘From Platelets to Long Non-Coding RNAs: Understanding Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction’ at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 buff.ly/OB4suTG #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Xiaofei Zhao will defend the thesis ‘Microvascular Dysfunction in Cardiometabolic Disease: a focus on Hyperglycemia’ at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/1VrmD4j 📖 buff.ly/1rSWQjE #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Rogier Veltrop will defend the thesis ‘Mechanosensitive signalling pathways in cardiolaminopathy - LMNA mechanobiochemistry and cardiac cell signalling’ at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/Kx7GDz6 #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Afrah Malik will defend the thesis ‘Bridging the Gap Developing Screening Tools for the Early Detection of Carotid Artery Disease’ at 13:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/Kx7GDz6 📖 buff.ly/CEDkeSd #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate

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CARIM @carimmaastricht.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

#thesisdefence Tomorrow, Wenting You will defend the thesis ‘Reversing Fate; Rescuing Dying Neurons from Regulated Cell Death’ at 10:00h @maastrichtu.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/c2b9Cas 📖 #phdlife #phddefence #GradSchool #doctorate