Joep Grootjans joins Oncode Institute per January 1st, 2024, together with 9 other Junior Investigators and their research groups. The Junior Investigators were selected out of 72 applicants based on the quality of their science, expertise and potential to contribute to the mission of Oncode Institute to accelerate breakthrough discoveries and speed up their translation into new diagnostics and treatments for cancer patients. These new positions were made possible by donations via the Oncode Institute’s Major Donor Program.
Oncode Institute has grown to 62 research groups spread over 13 universities and research institutes throughout the Netherlands. We are excited about the expertise the new investigators will bring to the institute in basic oncology research, with strong links to translational and clinical research, and enabling new technologies – including AI, protein design and biophysics. With the current research team and new members, Oncode Institute has an excellent, diverse and committed team of investigators.
Jan Paul Medema, Head of Oncode Institute and Scientific Director, says: “We are pleased to see so much young talent in both fundamental and translational cancer research in the Netherlands, and I’d like to thank all researchers that took the effort to apply for a position within Oncode Institute. We feel very fortunate to be able to incorporate these researchers into Oncode Institute. The innovation power and plans of these new Oncode Investigators bring new momentum to the institute.”
Clare Isacke, Academic Dean at the Institute of Cancer Research (London), member of Oncode Institute’s International Advisory Board and Chair of the selection committee, says: “We were impressed by the high quality of all candidates. We are proud that we can invite a multidisciplinary group of young researchers to join this wonderful institute. Their diversity in background and expertise helps the mission of Oncode Institute to focus on cancer research from different perspectives.”
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