Noel de Miranda, Professor of Translational Oncology, delivered his inaugural lecture, ‘The Selfish Cell: cancer, competition, and the company we keep’, on 11 September. In his lecture, he spoke about the curiosity that has driven him from a young age to understand how cancer works. His research focuses on the complex interplay between cancer cells and the immune system.
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A driving force
LUMC strongly underpins the idea that ‘Science is the driving force behind innovative healthcare’. Outcomes of top level fundamental, translational and clinical research by LUMC researchers form a strong basis for innovative and qualitative healthcare on a national, European and international level.
A real game changer was the development of the Dutch national research agenda (NWA) in 2015. The agenda reveals the complexity of the issues challenging Dutch society today. These issues are clustered in so called routes. LUMC is involved in many of these routes and contributes this way to solving important societal challenges.