AG&M annual report 2017

AG&M Events 2017
Comedian Joop Vos (joopvos.com) playfully mediates the
acquaintance process.
bloeien. Waar we ons manifesteren als een goed
geoliede tandem. Waar de resultaten tot in de
hemel groeien. Daar klopt het hart van het AG&M”.
Furthermore, the pub quiz provided some essential
knowledge to better understand colleagues from the
other side of the Amstel.It was a successful evening
in which people got to know each other and the first
steps were taken towards new collaborations between
researchers at both sides of the Amstel that will create
a stronger national and international scientific position.
APRIL
20 th | 21 st
AG&M annual meeting
Bilderberg Hotel ‘t Speulderbos, Garderen
Although there was already an semi-official AG&M PhD-students retreat in 2016, the first official AG&M retreat
took place on April 20th and 21st 2017 at the Bilderberg Hotel ‘t Speulderbos in Garderen. With a lot of interesting
topics of more than 80 PhD-students and 35 group leaders, it was a program suited for everyone from the AG&M
institute. Part of the program was combined, part of it was separate for PhD-students and group leaders.
This year the committee decided to create parallel
sessions within the program of the PhD-students on
specific topics which resulted in more time for each
speaker. Four invited speakers showed us their very
diverse research experiences. On Thursday, Chris
Mulder, (former) head of the gastroenterology and
hepatology department of the VUmc, talked about
his 40 years experiences as a medical doctor. On
Friday, Susanne La Fleur showed us the link between
neurobiology and energy metabolism and Fleur
Bouwer showed the magic of music. Editor-in-chief
Robert Brierley took us, in a plenary session with the
PIs, behind the scenes of Lancet Gastroenterology
& Hepatology. In the parallel program of the group
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