PhD candidates

	Atteveld, Jenneke van Dept of Pediatric Oncology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: Bone toxicity and frailty during and after treatment for childhood cancer
	Backes, Yara Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Project: T1 Colorectal carcinoma
	Bijlsma, Rhode Dept of Medical Oncology. Project: What did my DNA tell you? An ethically and legally sound translation of large scale genetic testing to the needs and preferences of cancer patients.
	Blok, Joost Dept of Urologic Oncology Project: Testicular Cancer
	Brouwer, Selena Dept of Pathology Project: Discover the diagnostic potential of microRNAs in Nipple Aspiration Fluid for early detection of breast cancer in women at increased breast cancer risk.
	Dooijeweert, Carmen van Dept of Pathology Project: Quality improvement of biomarker assessment in breast cancer
	Franken, Mira Dept of Medical Oncology Project: Balancing outcomes and costs in the systemic treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
	Frenkel, Nicola Dept of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Center UMCU Project: Colorectal Cancer and the Tumor Micro-Environment: Lymphangiogenesis and Macrophages
	Gertsen, Emma Dept of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Center UMCU Project: Evaluation of PET and Laporascopy in STagIng advanced gastric Cancer: a multicenter prospective study
	Ginkel, Joost van Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Pathology Project: Liquid biopsy in head and neck cancer
	Goense, Lucas Dept of Sugery and Radiation Oncology Project: Towards a tailored treatment for patients with esophageal cancer using multimodality imaging.
	Haasnoot, Krijn Dept of Gastroenterology Project: T1 Colorectal Carcinoma
	Hiemcke-Jiwa, Laura Dept of Pathology Project: to be determined
	Hooijdonk, Christa van Dept of Medical Oncology Project: Towards personalized cancer treatment: Finding predictive biomarkers for response to chemotherapy using next-generation DNA sequencing.
	Hove, Joren ten Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Project: Risk factors for colorectal cancer in IBD patients.
	Hulst, Annelienke van Dept of Pediatric Oncology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: Double blind placebo controlled randomized intervention study to validate the beneficial effect of hydrocortisone on dexamethasone-induced neurobehavioral side effects in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
	Jans, Merel Dept of Pediatric Surgery, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: Analysis of surgery for neuroblastoma in the Netherlands
	Jongen, Jennifer Dept of Surgery Project: Killing Hypxic Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells
	Kapelle, Wouter Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Project: Upper gastro intestinal motility and lower esophageal sphincter electriacal stimulation therapy
	Kessels, Koen Dept of Gastroenterology Project: Screening for familial colrectal cancer and treatment of early colorectal cancer.
	Koomen, Bregje Dept of Pathology Project: Evaluating PD-L1 testing in non-small cell lunch cancer - a nationwide study
	Leite, Marcelo Dept of Pharmaceutical Science, NKI Amsterdam Project: Breast Cancer, Biomarkers and Therapeutic Response
	Lodewijk, Lutske Dept of Surgical Oncology Project: Co-activation of receptor tyrosine kinases after tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in medullary thyroid cancer.
	Ma, Huiying Dept of Pathology Project: Stem cell dynamics in polyposis syndrome
	Manson, Quirine Dept of Pathology Project: Automated assessment of immune cell infiltrate for reliable and affordable cancer prognostication.
	Ooms, Ariadne Dept of Pathology UMCU and Dept of Oncology Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: The molecular pathogenesis of Wilms Tumor
	Oosterom, Ilse van Dept of Medical Oncology Project: The role of stromal cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma as modulators of disease progression and therapy response.
	Oosterom, Natanja Dept of Pediatric Oncology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: (Epi)genetics of Methotrexate oxicity in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
	Overwater, Anouk Dpt of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Project: Advanced endoscopy for patients with Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal adenocarcinoma
	Pluimakers, Vincent Dept of Pediatric Oncology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: Metabolic syndrome in childhood cancer survivors
	Poghosyan, Susanna Dpt of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Center, UMCU Title: Lymphatics in colorectal liver metastasis
	Priesterbach-Ackley, Loudy Dept of Pathology Project: Improved Molecular Diagnostics in Neuro-oncology
	Remmel, Harmon Dept of Pathology, Atossa Genetics Project: Hyperplasia and early stage breast cancer
	Reynaers, Eline Dept of Gynaecological Oncology Project: Nodal METastasis in high risk Endometrial Cancer (NOMETEC): detection methods and de prevalence of lymph node micrometastasis.
	Rooijen, Karlijn van Dept of Medical Oncology Project: Predictive and prognostic factors in colorectal carcinoma
	Roze, Joline Dpt of Gynaecological Oncology, UMC Cancer Center Project: Occult disease in serous gynaecological cancer
	Ruiter, Emma de Dept of Pathology Project: A multiparameter radiogenomics-based decision support system for personalized treatment of advanced stage head and neck cancer (DESIGN)
	Ruiter, Lilian Dept of Pathology and Radiotherapy Project: Prediction and detection of recurrent laryngeal carcinoma
	Sanders, Karin Dept of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Project: In search of novel medical treatment options for canine Cushing's syndrome
	Schurink, Bernadette Dept of Anatomy / Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Center UMCU Project: The lymphatic system and esophageal cancer
	Seesing, Maarten Dept of Surgical Oncology Project: Strategies for improving the postoperative course after esophagectomy
	Sharouni, Mary-Ann el Dept of Pathology Project: Sentinel node procedure and (epi)genetics in cutaneous melanoma
	Tas, Michelle Dept of Pediatric Oncology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: Developmental biology in clinical neuroblastoma
	Tol, Floris van Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery Project: Development of a regional clinical care track for patients with symptomatic spinal metastases
	Toom, Inne den Dept of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Project: Sentinel node biopsy for early stage oral cancer
	Trumpi, Kari Dept of Oncologic Surgery Project: Chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer
	Ubink, Inge Dept of Surgical Oncology, RVE Oncology Project: Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-targeted therapy for treatment of poor prognosis mesenchymal-type resectable colon cancer.
	Verheij, Kirsten Dept of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Center UMCU Project: Rational repositioning of approved Tyrorine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI's) for the treatment of aggressive colon cancer
	Verly, Iedan Dept of Pediatric Oncology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology and Lab Genetic Metabolic Diseases AMC Project: Catecholamine excretion in neuroblastoma: identification of catecholamine metabolites profiles associated with clinical and genetic characteristics of neuroblastoma
	Visser, Els Department of Surgery Project: Prognostic factors in esophageal cancer.
	Waals, Lizet van der Dept of RvE Oncology Project: The relationship between primary colon tumours and their liver metastases: biological subgroups and their response to therapy.
	Wellens, Lianne Dept of Pediatric Surgery, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: Pre- and perioperative imaging in pediatric solid tumors
	Wijler, Liza Dept of Surgical Oncology, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center Project: Medical nutrition and cancer cachexia in metastatic colorectal cancer
	Wouters, Roel Dept of Medical Humanities Project: An empirical ethics study to introduce next-generation DNA sequencing into cancer care in a responsible way
	Zwet, Jordy van der Dept of Pediatric Oncology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Project: Identification of drugs that restore steroid response in acute T-cell leukemia with overactivated IL7R signaling

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