Ben van Nieuwland
Ben van Nieuwland is a Master’s student in Medicine at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine with an elective in immunology and wrote his thesis on the NOVICE cohort, investigating the long-term health effects of perinatal HIV infection. Within his Master’s, he continues to study these long-term health effects with a specific focus on neuroimaging and multi-omics research, which will eventually be continued into a PhD trajectory.
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) is one of the foremost research institutions in the Netherlands and one of its largest hospitals, with 1500 staff members employed in medical research. The Amsterdam UMC research is organized in 7 themes within the AMC Research Institute, where AMC Principal Investigators (PIs) are appointed to develop their own research lines. The AMC Graduate School organizes doctorate level academic training of AMC PhD students (209 PhD rewarded in 2016). This concentration of expertise makes the center a breeding ground for fruitful scientific collaborations.