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</span></b><span style="color:black">Smit, M.J. (MJ) <mj.smit@vu.nl><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 2 September 2025 at 11:27<br>
<b>To: </b>Wijtmans, M. (Maikel) <m.wijtmans@vu.nl>, Esch, I.J.P. de (IJP) <i.de.esch@vu.nl>, Bebelman, J.P.M. (JPM) <j.bebelman@vu.nl>, Bosma, R. (Reggie) <r.bosma@vu.nl>, Di Niro, L. (Lotte) <l.di.niro@vu.nl>, Heukers, R.H. (Raimond) <r.heukers@vu.nl>, Janowiak,
N. (Natalia) <n.janowiak@vu.nl>, Jorquera Cordero, C.A. (Carla) <c.a.jorqueracordero@vu.nl>, Lamme, T.D. (Thomas) <t.d.lamme@vu.nl>, Siderius, M.H. (MH) <m.siderius@vu.nl>, Smit, M.J. (MJ) <mj.smit@vu.nl>, Josimovic, I. (Ivana) <i.josimovic@vu.nl>, Vischer,
H.F. (HF) <h.f.vischer@vu.nl>, Jongkees, S.A.K. (Seino) <s.a.k.jongkees@vu.nl>, Randoe, R.E. (Rosa) <r.e.randoe@vu.nl>, Zhang, X. (Xiaoyi) <x.zhang3@vu.nl>, Buzink, C.M.L. (Christian) <c.m.l.buzink2@vu.nl>, Chen, Y. (Yu) <y.chen3@vu.nl>, Boer, B. de (Bas)
<b.de.boer2@vu.nl>, Cao, Y. (Yangzhi) <y.cao@vu.nl>, Weber, P. (Peter) <p.weber@vu.nl>, Wijffelaars, L.H.A. (Laura) <l.h.a.wijffelaars@vu.nl>, BETA Medicinal Chemistry - Design And Synthesis <mecdes.synth.beta@vu.nl>, Hopstaken, A.J.P. (Twan) <a.j.p.hopstaken@vu.nl>,
Lim, H.D. (Herman) <h.d.lim2@vu.nl>, Santamaria Medina, S. (Sara) <s.santamariamedina@student.vu.nl>, Çakir, M. (Melisa) <m.cakir@student.vu.nl>, Leliveld, E.A. (Esther) <e.a.leliveld@student.vu.nl>, Otun, O.O. (Omolade) <o.o.otun@vu.nl>, Verdwaald, K. (Karlijn)
<k.verdwaald@student.vu.nl>, Ahyoud, M. (Mohamed) <m.ahyoud@student.vu.nl>, Leurs, R. (Rob) <r.leurs@vu.nl><br>
<b>Subject: </b>PhD defenses Joyce Koenen (Fri 5 Sept - 9:45 - aula) and Jelle van den Bor (Mon 8 Sept - 11:45 - auditorium)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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