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Postdoc Retreat 2004
All postdocs, clinical fellows and 'final year' PhD students from the NKI-AvL, the Academic Medical Center (UvA), the VU University Medical Center and the Hubrecht Institute are invited to join the annual Postdoc Retreat. During the three day retreat the position and future of postdocs is discussed.

The 4th postdoc retreat was held in Blooming Hotel in Bergen this year. The postdoc committee is proud to mention that the retreat is developing from an institutional (NKI-AVL) issue through a regional event (Amsterdam/Utrecht) and maybe, in the future, to an even wider spread meeting. We have tried to compose a balanced program of science career perspective, training, information, networking and discussion in an informal setting. Both the program and all the abstracts can be found in the book. If you have answered the question "how can I direct my career?" a key component of the retreat has been accomplished.
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Postdoc Commitee
The 2004 postdoc retreat was organized by the following commitee of enthusiastic people:

  • Annegien Broeks (NKI)
  • Remond Fijneman (VUmc)
  • Astrid Greijer (VUmc)
  • Dirk Geerts (AMC)
  • Johan Jongsma (NKI)
  • Jacqueline Krüse (LUMC)
  • Conchita Vens (NKI)
  • Marieke van der Velde - Office Manager
  • Peter Peters - Dean
Science Session
In the science session, Els Goumy, Jasprien Noordermeer, Frank Grosveld, Donna Albertson, and John Quackenbush presented both their scientific work as well as the story behind their careers. Learn about their success, the decisions they made in their careers, the nice and not so nice sides of working in science, and what the role and prospects of postdocs from their own experiences.
Grants Session
In the grant session, Wim Vooijs from the Dutch Cancer Society, Margreet Brandsma from NWO. and Guido Leerdam from the VUmc liaison office presented how to obtain grants for both your research. They discussed the possibilities for funding postdocs and beginning group leaders, the requirements one have to fulfill, how to apply, the different rules and selection criteria.