News
New publication: The catabolic-to-anabolic shift seen in the canine osteoarthritic cartilage treated with knee joint distraction occurs after the distraction period
New publication by Teunissen, et al. in Journal of Orthopaedic Translation on the changes in cartilage physiology after knee joint distraction. Read paper ...
New publication: Sustained release of locally delivered celecoxib provides pain relief for osteoarthritis: a proof of concept in dog patients
New paper bij Tellegen, et al. in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage on a microsphere formulation for the controlled delivery of celecoxib to combat pain in ...
Goodbye, Frances!
After more than 10 years of working in our research group, we are saying goodbye to Frances Bach. Frances is known to be the walking encyclopedia on IVD(D) ...
VSD 2023
The veterinary science day will be held on May 11th! We will have a nice representation from the group. This year, Lisanne Laagland and Lizette Utomo are ...
iPSpine consortium meeting
The iPSpine consortium meeting will be hosted by UCBM in Rome, Italy on March 9-10th. The UU iPSpine team will travel to Rome to update the consortium and ...
Michelle Teunissen wins Bertus Kemp prize for best doctoral thesis
Today at the Dutch Society for Matrix Biology (NVMB), Michelle Teunissen was awarded the 2022 Bertus Kemp prize for Best Doctoral Thesis. Congrats Michelle!
New publication: Synovial membrane-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells from osteoarthritic joints in dogs possess lower chondrogenic-, and higher osteogenic capacity compared to normal joints
A new publication by Teunissen, et al. published in Stem Cells Research & Therapy provides insights in the differentiation capacity of mesenchymal ...
New publication: Hyperosmolar expansion medium improves nucleus pulposus cell phenotype
New paper by Laagland et al in JOR Spine shows the beneficiary effects of hyperosmolarity on in vitro expansion of canine NP cells. Congrats to Lisanne for ...
Vacancies
We are recruiting a PhD candidate and postdoctoral researcher! Closing date: Aug 25th 2022.
Frances Bach wins the ISSLS Research Grant 2022
Frances is the winner of the 2022 ISSLS Research Grant Award sponsored by Taisho Toyama Pharmaceuticals. She will receive a 20 000 USD award to investigate ...