During the annual Nutrim Symposium of 27 November 2019, Carlijn Remie won the poster prize with her poster titled: "Nicotinamide riboside supplementation: effects on human metabolic health". Congratulation Carlijn!  

Many of our department members attended the Annual Dutch Diabetes Research Meeting on 28 and 29 November 2019 to present our efforts in type 2 diabetes research. A good way to catch up with the latest research from other Dutch universities in de diabetes field. Good job everybody!

Today was the annual NUTRIM symposium with the theme "Take a step back, to move forward". A program filled with interesting presentations and a full poster session during which some of our DMRG members also presented. This is always a good way to catch up with colleagues!      

Yesterday was World Diabetes Day. It marks the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin 98 years ago. This year's theme is "Diabetes: protect your family". The first step to preventing type 2 diabetes is knowing your risk. More information about World Diabetes Day can be found here: https://worlddiabetesday.org.

Our group has a new logo!

Toddlers with type 2 diabetes, 8-year-olds with high blood pressure, teenagers with constipation: why do more and more children suffer from major human disease - and their medicines? "Sick before their time", that is how American media summarize the trend that has held that country in its grip for some time. Patrick Schrauwen, professor of metabolic aspects of type 2 diabetes at Maastricht UMC pre...

Patrick Schrauwen, together with Dirk Jan Stenver, Frank Scheer, Susanne la Fleur and Andries Kalsbeek published a review about circadian clocks and insulin resistance in Nature Reviews Endocrinology. Read the whole article here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-018-0122-1  In the picture: Circadian clocks regulate glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion. Key points: The c...

The UM student Videoteam of Maastricht University made a video of the Horizontal Living project, funded by the BAD Award 2018. This is special project connecting art and science. Yiyun Chen (artist) lived in a bed and alone for one month to see what it's like to be physically isolated from the outside world.  

Marlies de Ligt will defend her thesis on today, 26th of October 2018, at 10:00 a.m.. Her thesis is called "Resveratrol, a booster of mitochondria". You can follow her defence live by clicking the following link around 09:55 a.m. Live stream - defence of Marlies de Ligt

Marlies de Ligt will defend her thesis on Friday 26th of October 2018 at 10:00 a.m.. Her thesis is called "Resveratrol, a booster of mitochondria". You can follow her defence live by clicking the following link around 09:55 a.m. Live stream - defence of Marlies de Ligt