The past couple of months I spent quite some time in the lab in Nijmegen in the Netherlands as part of my secondment at Radboud University. There I tested 20 normal hearing subjects, looking at how they experience and perform in different listening situations. Testing patients in the lab is one of my favourite parts of … Read more
Sharing and being open about scientific findings is fundamental for all researchers. Conferences are an ideal place to engage in discussions with people who are passionate about their research. Through these conferences, the ESRs have been able to share their research with the scientific community. Although most of them were held online, changing in many … Read more
If you read our post from last month, where we learned something about Ignacio, you already know that it’s been a year since all ESRs started their projects, and we are celebrating by giving them the opportunity to talk a bit about themselves and their work. And if you hadn’t read it, isn’t it convenient … Read more
After weeks of preparation and a tough examination process, we are glad to announce that all four MOSAICS ESRs are officially BROK® (Basic course on Regulations and Organization for clinical investigators) certified! The BROK® course is compulsory for all clinical investigators within the Netherlands, and requires the fulfilment of stringent requirements set by the legislator … Read more
The four MOSAICS ESRs have taken their first steps towards a truly interdisciplinary research path, by taking part in two formation courses that Cochlear provides to their employees. The first of these provided an introduction to audiology and an overview of the hearing solutions in the Cochlear portfolio of middle ear, bone conduction and cochlear … Read more
This week Loes Beckers (ESR2) and her supervisors Dr. Birgit Philips, Dr. Wendy Huinck and Dr. Emmanuel Mylanus were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Andrej Kral and Prof. Dr. Andreas Büchner for a visit at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH). They met to discuss the possibilities for Loes’ six-month secondment within the MOSAICS project. Several ideas … Read more
All four ESRs have now started their venture within MOSAICS and, together with the supervisory team, officially kicked-off their projects on February 14th, 2020 at Radboud university medical center. This was the first time all the ESRs and supervisors finally had the opportunity to meet together. After a meet and greet session, the ESRs were … Read more
After an intense recruitment period, during which we received many excellent applications, we’re happy to announce that we’ve recruited four talented Early Stage Researchers (ESRs). Loes, Nikki, Enrico and Ignacio will start their PhD within the MOSAICS project at the beginning of February. Stay tuned to learn more about them, their research projects and upcoming … Read more