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Alberto appointed as member of the Amsterdam Young Academy


On 5 November Alberto Pérez de Alba Ortíz was one of the young academics that have been appointed as members of the Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA): the network of young academics at VU Amsterdam, UvA and Amsterdam UMC. AYA is a network of promising, young Amsterdam academics whose research extends beyond their own discipline. It was founded […]

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New paper on RASPA3 by Youri and David


Youri, David and their international collaborators present RASPA3 in their new article in the Journal of Chemical Physics: RASPA3: A Monte Carlo code for computing adsorption and diffusion in nanoporous materials and thermodynamics properties of fluids

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VENI grant for Alberto


Alberto has been awarded an NWO Veni! The project is described below: PLASTIC-JUNC: Predicting nanoPLASTIC risks to animal JUNCtional protein integrity. Nanoplastics are specks of plastic a million times smaller than a millimeter. Recently, researchers found nanoplastics in our food, organs and even in the placenta. Nanoplastic accumulation can lead to organ failure and reduced […]

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MMD grants for Ioana and Bernd


Two grants from the new technology hub for Material and Molecular Design (MMD) have been awarded to CompChem members! Congratulations, Ioana and Bernd! These are the awarded projects: Digital development of drug nanocarriers for Alzheimer’s diseaseDr Ioana Ilie (HIMS), in cooperation with Prof Joost Reek (HIMS) and Dr Carlos Fitzsimons (Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences)The […]

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