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NWO Vidi 2018

114 researchers were awarded the NWO Vidi in 2018, across 16 countries.

Most-funded institutions

  • Utrecht University9
  • Radboud University Nijmegen8
  • Maastricht University6
  • University of Groningen6
  • Delft University of Technology5
  • Eindhoven University of Technology5
  • Leiden University5
  • University of Amsterdam5

Recipients

  • Daniël A. Pijnappels

    586Autogenous termination of atrial fibrillation in vivo through local gene delivery

    Leiden University Medical Center · NL

  • Liesje Mommer

    Linking ecology and plant pathology to unravel the importance of soil-borne fungal pathogens in species-rich grasslands

    Wageningen University & Research · NL

  • Mette D. Hazenberg

    Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Stimulate the Proliferation and IL-22 Production of Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells

    Amsterdam Neuroscience · NL

  • Nadine Raaphorst

    From Poker Games to Kitchen Tables: How Social Dynamics Affect Frontline Decision Making

    Leiden University · NL

  • Harrold A. van den Burg

    The Arabidopsis SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 mediates the temperature dependent trade-off between plant immunity and growth

    University of Amsterdam · NL

  • Leon J. Schurgers

    Initiation and Propagation of Vascular Calcification Is Regulated by a Concert of Platelet- and Smooth Muscle Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles

    Maastricht University · NL

  • Peter Zijlstra

    Spatially Resolved Sensitivity of Single-Particle Plasmon Sensors

    Eindhoven University of Technology · NL

  • Valerie G. Brunton

    E-cadherin loss induces targetable autocrine activation of growth factor signalling in lobular breast cancer

    Edinburgh Cancer Research · GB

  • Lukas C. Kapitein

    Probing aggrephagy using chemically-induced protein aggregates

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Maël Lebreton

    Two sides of the same coin: Monetary incentives concurrently improve and bias confidence judgments

    Amsterdam Neuroscience · NL

  • Folkert W. Asselbergs

    210Genome-wide analysis reveals unique H3K27ac profile in acquired and inherited human myocardial remodelling

    University Medical Center Utrecht · NL

  • Rodrigo Cardoso

    Why bright city lights dazzle and illuminate: A cognitive science approach to urban promises

    Delft University of Technology · NL

  • Linda Frey

    Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous alpha diversity, ecospace occupation, vertebrate assemblages and bio-events of southeastern Morocco

    University of Zurich · CH

  • Saiko Yoshida

    A SOSEKI-based coordinate system interprets global polarity cues in Arabidopsis

    Institute of Science and Technology Austria · AT

  • Marvin E. Tanenbaum

    Multi-color single molecule imaging uncovers extensive heterogeneity in mRNA decoding

    University Medical Center Utrecht · NL

  • Ian H. Stevenson

    Modeling the short-term dynamics of <i>in vivo</i> excitatory spike transmission

    University of Connecticut · US

  • Jason E. Box

    Global sea-level contribution from Arctic land ice: 1971–2017

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland · DK

  • Niklas Bruse

    GimmeMotifs: an analysis framework for transcription factor motif analysis

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Anne‐Cathrine Finnemann Viuff

    Maternal depression during pregnancy and cord blood DNA methylation: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

    Aarhus University · DK

  • Tim van Emmerik

    Ideas and perspectives: Tree–atmosphere interaction responds to water-related stem variations

    Delft University of Technology · NL

  • Fernando D. Camargo

    Somatic Mutations Reveal Lineage Relationships and Age-Related Mutagenesis in Human Hematopoiesis

    Boston Children's Hospital · US

  • Jacob L.S. Bellmund

    Structuring Time in Human Lateral Entorhinal Cortex

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Sabil Huda

    Lévy-like movement patterns of metastatic cancer cells revealed in microfabricated systems and implicated in vivo

    Northwestern University · US

  • Merijn R. Kant

    Distinct Signatures of Host Defense Suppression by Plant-Feeding Mites

    University of Amsterdam · NL

  • Scott Mackey

    Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects

    Media Working Group · US

  • Florian Dubost

    Enlarged perivascular spaces in brain MRI: Automated quantification in four regions

    Erasmus MC · NL

  • Emma Brouwer

    Physiological-based cord clamping in preterm infants using a new purpose-built resuscitation table: a feasibility study

    Leiden University · NL

  • Thomas Schreiner

    Theta Phase-Coordinated Memory Reactivation Reoccurs in a Slow-Oscillatory Rhythm during NREM Sleep

    University of Birmingham · GB

  • Thomas Schreiner

    Theta Phase-Coordinated Memory Reactivation Reoccurs in a Slow-Oscillatory Rhythm during NREM Sleep

    University of Birmingham · GB

  • Constance C. F. M. J. Baaten

    A synthesis approach of mouse studies to identify genes and proteins in arterial thrombosis and bleeding

    Maastricht University · NL

  • Martin Harterink

    Local microtubule organization promotes cargo transport in <i>C. elegans</i> dendrites

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Sjoerd M. Bruijn

    Influence of Arm Swing on Cost of Transport during Walking

    Fujian Medical University · CN

  • I. Psaradaki

    Modelling the disc atmosphere of the low mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676

    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research · NL

  • Roselyne J. Chauvin

    Disentangling common from specific processing across tasks using task potency

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Roselyne J. Chauvin

    Disentangling common from specific processing across tasks using task potency

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Hendrik Marks

    Quantitative subcellular proteomics using SILAC reveals enhanced metabolic buffering in the pluripotent ground state

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Alberto Acerbi

    Reply to ‘Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves are Good Indicators of Conformist Transmission’

    Eindhoven University of Technology · NL

  • Mark Bernhofen

    A first collective validation of global fluvial flood models for major floods in Nigeria and Mozambique

    University of Leeds · GB

  • Stephanie E. van Gijn

    TPX2/Aurora kinase A signaling as a potential therapeutic target in genomically unstable cancer cells

    University Medical Center Groningen · NL

  • Yuji Ikeda

    Impact of Chemical Fluctuations on Stacking Fault Energies of CrCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi High Entropy Alloys from First Principles

    Kyoto University · JP

  • Chima J. Nwaogu

    Weak breeding seasonality of a songbird in a seasonally arid tropical environment arises from individual flexibility and strongly seasonal moult

    University of St Andrews · GB

  • Odette Scharenborg

    The Conversation Continues: the Effect of Lyrics and Music Complexity of Background Music on Spoken-Word Recognition

    Delft University of Technology · NL

  • Clara Oudenaarden

    Re-inforcing the cell death army in the fight against breast cancer

    Lund University · SE

  • José Augusto Casas

    Shallow S‐Wave Velocity Structure from Ambient Seismic Noise at Planchón‐Peteroa Volcanic Complex, Argentina‐ChileShallow S‐Wave Velocity Structure from Ambient Seismic Noise at Planchón‐Peteroa

    Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · AR

  • Antoine Peris

    The Evolution of the Systems of Cities Literature Since 1995: Schools of Thought and their Interaction

    Delft University of Technology · NL

  • Janneke M. Brussee

    Characterization of Intestinal and Hepatic CYP3A-Mediated Metabolism of Midazolam in Children Using a Physiological Population Pharmacokinetic Modelling Approach

    Leiden University · NL

  • Alberto De Luca

    A robust deconvolution method to disentangle multiple water pools in diffusion MRI

    University of Applied Sciences Utrecht · NL

  • Dim Coumou

    The influence of Arctic amplification on mid-latitude summer circulation

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

  • Dim Coumou

    The influence of Arctic amplification on mid-latitude summer circulation

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

  • Lotte J. Talsma

    No Evidence That Baseline Prefrontal Cortical Excitability (3T-MRS) Predicts the Effects of Prefrontal tDCS on WM Performance

    University of Amsterdam · NL

  • Gojko Žarić

    Atypical White Matter Connectivity in Dyslexic Readers of a Fairly Transparent Orthography

    Maastricht University · NL

  • Leonie M. Kamminga

    Gene expression profile of a selection of Polycomb Group genes during zebrafish embryonic and germ line development

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Leonie M. Kamminga

    Gene expression profile of a selection of Polycomb Group genes during zebrafish embryonic and germ line development

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Mette D. Hazenberg

    Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Stimulate the Proliferation and IL-22 Production of Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells

    Amsterdam Neuroscience · NL

  • Yilun Gong

    Temperature dependence of the Gibbs energy of vacancy formation of fcc Ni

    University of Oxford · GB

  • Edan Lerner

    Universal disorder-induced broadening of phonon bands: from disordered lattices to glasses

    University of Amsterdam · NL

  • Timo B. Brakenhoff

    Outlier classification performance of risk adjustment methods when profiling multiple providers

    University Medical Center Utrecht · NL

  • Timo B. Brakenhoff

    Outlier classification performance of risk adjustment methods when profiling multiple providers

    University Medical Center Utrecht · NL

  • Elaine Yeung

    A stress recovery signaling network for enhanced flooding tolerance in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Thomas Müller

    An introduction to real possibilities, indeterminism, and free will: three contingencies of the debate

    University of Konstanz · DE

  • Laurentius Huber

    Ultra-high resolution blood volume fMRI and BOLD fMRI in humans at 9.4 T: Capabilities and challenges

  • Marijn Schouten

    Glucocorticoid‐mediated modulation of morphological changes associated with aging in microglia

    Amsterdam Neuroscience · NL

  • Abimael González‐Hernández

    Dihydroergotamine inhibits the vasodepressor sensory CGRPergic outflow by prejunctional activation of α2-adrenoceptors and 5-HT1 receptors

    Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional · MX

  • Harold D. MacGillavry

    Functional organization of postsynaptic glutamate receptors

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Pascal Jonkheijm

    About Chemical Strategies to Fabricate Cell‐Instructive Biointerfaces with Static and Dynamic Complexity

    University of Toronto · CA

  • Thijs Bosker

    Acute sensitivity of three Cladoceran species to different types of microplastics in combination with thermal stress

    Leiden University · NL

  • Kai Karos

    Pain as a threat to the social self: a motivational account

    KU Leuven · BE

  • Kai Karos

    Pain as a threat to the social self: a motivational account

    KU Leuven · BE

  • Kai Karos

    Pain as a threat to the social self: a motivational account

    KU Leuven · BE

  • Laura Jacobs

    Combined Forces: Thinking and/or Feeling? How News Consumption Affects Anti-Muslim Attitudes through Perceptions and Emotions about the Economy

    University of Amsterdam · NL

  • Pauline van Nies

    Self-replication of DNA by its encoded proteins in liposome-based synthetic cells

    Delft University of Technology · NL

  • Tinde van Andel

    The Cultural Importance of Plants in Western African Religions

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center · NL

  • Joachim M. Matz

    An Unusual Prohibitin Regulates Malaria Parasite Mitochondrial Membrane Potential

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DE

  • Joachim M. Matz

    An Unusual Prohibitin Regulates Malaria Parasite Mitochondrial Membrane Potential

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DE

  • LifeLines Cohort Study

    Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies celltype-specific cis-eQTLs and co-expression QTLs

    University Medical Center Groningen · NL

  • LifeLines Cohort Study

    Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies celltype-specific cis-eQTLs and co-expression QTLs

    University Medical Center Groningen · NL

  • Katrijn Van Deun

    Obtaining insights from high-dimensional data: sparse principal covariates regression

    Tilburg University · NL

  • Ronald Pierik

    Soil salinity inhibits plant shade avoidance

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Catherijne A. J. Knibbe

    The Influence of Normalization Weight in Population Pharmacokinetic Covariate Models

    St. Antonius Ziekenhuis · NL

  • Koen J. F. Verhoeven

    Effects of admixture in native and invasive populations of Lythrum salicaria

    Netherlands Institute of Ecology · NL

  • Hadi Taghvafard

    Local and global analysis of endocrine regulation as a non-cyclic feedback system

    University of Groningen · NL

  • Paul Block

    Identification of symmetric and asymmetric responses in seasonal streamflow globally to ENSO phase

    University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

  • Marek Noga

    Strategies to assess and optimize stability of endogenous amines during cerebrospinal fluid sampling

    Leiden University · NL

  • Daphna Rothschild

    Environment dominates over host genetics in shaping human gut microbiota

    Weizmann Institute of Science · IL

  • Merel Semeijn

    Interacting with Fictions: The Role of Pretend Play in Theory of Mind Acquisition

    University of Groningen · NL

  • Arjan D. Hendriks

    Maximizing sensitivity for fast GABA edited spectroscopy in the visual cortex at 7 T

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Federica Gigliucci

    Metagenomic Characterization of the Human Intestinal Microbiota in Fecal Samples from STEC-Infected Patients

    Roma Tre University · IT

  • Jenny T. van der Steen

    Determinants of selective reporting: A taxonomy based on content analysis of a random selection of the literature

    Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

  • Kerstin Schneeberger

    Intestinal epithelial cell polarity defects in disease: lessons from microvillus inclusion disease

    Wilhelmina Children's Hospital · NL

  • Pavlo Bazilinskyy

    An auditory dataset of passing vehicles recorded with a smartphone

  • Pavlo Bazilinskyy

    An auditory dataset of passing vehicles recorded with a smartphone

  • B. Ferguson

    Detailed T1-Weighted Profiles from the Human Cortex Measured in Vivo at 3 Tesla MRI

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Ilja K. Voets

    Light induced assembly and self-sorting of silica microparticles

    Eindhoven University of Technology · NL

  • Ilja K. Voets

    Light induced assembly and self-sorting of silica microparticles

    Eindhoven University of Technology · NL

  • Adam B. Taylor

    All-Optical Imaging of Gold Nanoparticle Geometry Using Super-Resolution Microscopy

    Eindhoven University of Technology · NL

  • Zhuohua Sun

    Complete lignocellulose conversion with integrated catalyst recycling yielding valuable aromatics and fuels

    University of Groningen · NL

  • Katalin Barta

    Efficient nickel-catalysed<i>N</i>-alkylation of amines with alcohols

    University of Groningen · NL

  • Tina Vermonden

    Polymers and hydrogels for local nucleic acid delivery

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Tina Vermonden

    Polymers and hydrogels for local nucleic acid delivery

    Utrecht University · NL

  • Lauren J. Dupuis

    Mechano-Chemical Interactions in the Isotonic Twitch: A Modeling Study

    Maastricht University · NL

  • Wouter Smet

    Control of cell division orientation during vascular development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Wageningen University & Research · NL

  • Anne Berger

    The Importance of Chemical Reactions in the Charging Process of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

    Technical University of Munich · DE

  • Marcel A.T.M. van Vugt

    Replication stress: Driver and therapeutic target in genomically instable cancers

    University of Groningen · NL

  • Maksim V. Baranov

    The Phosphoinositide Kinase PIKfyve Promotes Cathepsin-S-Mediated Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Antigen Presentation

    Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences · NL

  • Maksim V. Baranov

    The Phosphoinositide Kinase PIKfyve Promotes Cathepsin-S-Mediated Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Antigen Presentation

    Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences · NL

  • Maksim V. Baranov

    The Phosphoinositide Kinase PIKfyve Promotes Cathepsin-S-Mediated Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Antigen Presentation

    Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences · NL

  • Robbert Harms

    Robust and Fast Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling of Diffusion MRI Microstructure Models

    Maastricht University · NL

  • Simon Roux

    Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG)

    Joint Genome Institute · US

  • Casper Eurlings

    Telemedicine in heart failure—more than nice to have?

    Maastricht University · NL

  • I. Psaradaki

    Modelling the disc atmosphere of the low mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676

    Space Research Organisation Netherlands · NL

  • Joris Tieleman

    Chiefs in the City: Traditional Authority in the Modern State

    Erasmus University Rotterdam · NL

  • Lulu Gong

    Evolutionary Game Dynamics for Two Interacting Populations in A Co-evolving Environment

    University of Groningen · NL

  • Daan P. Geerke

    A QM/MM Derived Polarizable Water Model for Molecular Simulation

  • Abdel R. Abdelgabar

    Action perception recruits the cerebellum and is impaired in spinocerebellar ataxia patients

    Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience · NL