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Ahmad has received a travel grant from the FWB

Ahmad Alminnawi has received a travel grant from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB), which will allow him to attend an international research stay in Barcelona, Spain for 4 months. He will be collaborating with the Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB) group at the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) to create an osteochondral modeling and simulation tool.
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Niki held her PhD defense

Niki Loverdou defended her PhD thesis in Leuven on 20 February 2025. Her thesis is entitled “Using metabolomics as a tool to identify critical attributes of tissue engineered cartilaginous microtissues”. Congratulations, Niki! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Loverdou!
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Sophie has received a travel award from the Fondation Arthrose

Sophie Bekisz has received a travel award from the Fondation Arthrose/Osteoarthritis Foundation, which will allow her to attend an international scientific conference on osteoarthritis. She will present her work on the influence of the lymphatic system on joint pathologies – a connection with great potential in the fight against osteoarthritis. (Photo will follow soon)
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Lies has been awarded the UvA honorary doctorate

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is awarding an honorary doctorate to our principal investigator Liesbet Geris. Lies will receive the honorary doctorate for her groundbreaking scientific work in the field of in silico medicine and the Virtual Human Twin, and its integration into clinical practice. The ceremony will take place during the celebration of the Dies Natalis[...]
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Bingbing held her PhD defense

  Bingbing Liang defended her PhD thesis in Liège on 17 September 2024. Her thesis is entitled “Experimentally informed in silico design of 3D-printed Calcium Phosphate scaffolds for dental bone regeneration”. Congratulations, Bingbing! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Liang!
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Laura was finalist for the Best VPHi Student Award 2024

Laura Lafuente-Gracia was selected as one of the four finalists for the Best VPHi Student Award at the VPH Conference 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany, held from September 4-6, 2024. Although she did not win the award, she did an outstanding job. This is the second time Laura has been named a finalist, having also been[...]
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Ehsan held his PhD defense

Ehsan Sadeghian Dehkord defended his PhD thesis in Liège on 12 July 2024. His thesis is entitled “Physico-chemical cues to guide bone regeneration in calcium phosphate-based biomaterials”. Congratulations, Ehsan! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Sadeghian!
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Satanik joins the ORS Advocacy Council

Satanik Mukherjee has been elected as a member to the Advocacy Council of the Orthopedic Research Society (ORS). Specifically, he will serve as a member of the ORS Social Media Committee of the Advocacy Council for two years (from 2024 to 2026).
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Lisanne held her PhD defense

Lisanne Groeneveldt defended her PhD thesis in Rotterdam as part of a double/joint PhD on 28 September 2023. Her thesis is entitled “Ex Vivo Expanded Adult Human Periosteal Cells for Future Use in Craniofacial Bone Repair”. The defense in Leuven will take place in March. Congratulations, Lisanne! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Groeneveldt!
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