5 years of Erasmus virtual Hematology lectures!
The Hematology department is excited to announce its new digital lecture series. This series starts on 9 February and marks 5 years of Erasmus virtual Hematology lectures!
Josephine Nefkens Cancer Program
The Erasmus MC has been given a donation of € 7,500,000,- from the Josephine Nefkens Foundation, focusing on the further development of scientific research for better cancer treatments. The Josephine Nefkens Foundation and the Erasmus MC have a long standing commitment. The donation gives a crucial extra impulse to the cancer research.
With this donation the “Josephine Nefkens Cancer Program” is officially initiated. Mission of the program is to develop new forms of patient-specific treatments and to bring them to the clinic as soon as possible.
The Josephine Nefkens Cancer Program is a department-transcendent program in which an even more intensive cooperation between basic, translational and clinical cancer researchers within the Erasmus MC is the central goal. The amount allocated is devoted to the acquisition and development of laboratory equipment for the purpose of the program.
'Josephine magazine
The Erasmus MC Cancer Institute has published ‘Josephine’ magazine. This magazine is completely dedicated to the meaningful work of the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and contains interviews with driven colleagues and patients who are treated at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute.
The magazine is named ‘Josephine’ because the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute both contains the Josephine Nefkens Institute and the Josephine Nefkens Foundation gave a 7.5 million euro grant to the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute. This grant marked the official start of the ‘Josephine Nefkens Cancer Program’.
You can pick up a copy of the magazine, free of charge, at several places at the Erasmus MC. If you want to read a digital copy of the magazine, please follow the link JOSEPHINE.
The newest Josephine Magazine
You can read the newest Josephine Magazine here.
The new oncology lecture series
The Erasmus MC Josephine Nefkens Institute is excited to announce it's new 2025-2026 lecture series!Starting on September 24th, there will be seminars from excellent researchers covering a wide range of oncological topics. The series will start with Hendrik Heiland.
The new hematology fall lecture series!
The Erasmus MC Hematology Department is excited to announce it's new fall lecture series!Starting on September 1st, there will be webinars from excellent researchers covering a wide range of hematological (and related) topics. The series will start with Mark Dawson.
Josephine Nefkens Prize for Prof. Karin de Visser
Professor Karin de Visser has won the 2025 Josephine Nefkens Prize. De Visser is a group leader at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, the research institute of the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Cancer Institute, and is a professor by special appointment at Leiden University Medical Center. She will receive a medal and €100,000 to spend on her research. The prize will be awarded on November 4th at Rotterdam City Hall.
Spotlight: the Vevo LAZR-X
Each week we highlight a piece of equipment from the Josephine Nefkens Program.
Spotlight: the Ultrawide Field-of-view Optical (UFO)
Each week we highlight a piece of equipment from the Josephine Nefkens Program.
Spotlight: the JPK NanoWizard 4 ultraspeed
Each week we highlight a piece of equipment from the Josephine Nefkens Program.
Spotlight: the Metafer
Each week we highlight a piece of equipment from the Josephine Nefkens Program.
Spotlight: the Akte Pure
Each week we highlight a piece of equipment from the Josephine Nefkens Program.
The newest Josephine Magazine
You can read the newest Josephine Magazine here.