[Onwar-phd] ONWAR Newsletter - November

Fri Nov 14 09:22:13 CET 2025

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Dear ONWAR members,
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After an inspiring Annual Meeting and a warm welcome to all new PhD candidates during the introduction course, we’re already looking forward to what’s next. In this newsletter, you’ll find updates about upcoming courses and plans for 2026, so you can already save some dates in your calendar!

Let’s keep the momentum going and make 2026 another great year together.

— The ONWAR team

Request Your ONWAR Certificate
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You can now easily request your ONWAR certificate via our new webpage.
If you’ve completed the required number of credits, don’t forget to claim your certificate – it’s a great addition to your CV and LinkedIn!

[More Information](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1qWJdENLbKknerh/__o5z-CccP9g)

ONWAR Portal on it's way!
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*Your personal space to view your registered courses and track the ones you’ve completed. Easily download your certificates whenever you need them.*

Dear all,

As the ONWAR coordinator, I am *so* happy to share that our new ONWAR portal is almost ready to go live!
In the coming week, you will receive your login details for your personal ONWAR space, where you can keep track of the ONWAR courses you are registered for. Please keep an eye on your email for further instructions.
Please note that the ONWAR website will be offline for maintenance during the weekend of 14–16 November.

Company Visit: ProQR – November 28

We're organizing an exclusive visit to ProQR on November 28 (09:30–11:30). You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at working in industry and have a chance to meet professionals from various departments.
Spots are limited, so if you're curious about career opportunities outside academia

Still some spots available 

mail to: registration at onwar.nl

Amsterdam Neuroscience 
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Annual meeting
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The Amsterdam Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2026 will take place on January 16, with this year's theme: "The Future of Cognition - Technology and the Human Brain.

Upcoming Courses

Below a list of all the upcoming courses. 

Please register through THE NEW PORTAL * 

*Are you not an ONWAR-member (yet)?

Just drop us an email, we’ll see if we can get you a spot in the course.

**Python for Science**

Ismail Koubiyr, February 22 - 27

**Degenerative Diseases of the Brain**

Wilma van de Berg: March  2 - 6

**CRISPR Course**

ONWAR x OOA, Ruud Wijdeven 

March 23 - March 28

**Functional Neuroanatomy**

Chris Vriend,** **March 27 - April 2

**Current Issues in Clinical Neuroscience**

TBA, 2026

**ONWAR Introductory Course 2026**

November 16 - 18 

[More Information](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo1wZ1s3SxVUGNGkD/h2SeL5YvAUpb)

Course highligt: CRISPR

One of the courses we’d like to highlight is the *brand-new* **CRISPR course**. Well, *brand-new* to ONWAR but our colleagues in cancer research at the **OOA graduate school** have been offering it for a while already.

Thanks to the new collaboration between ADORE, ONWAR, and the OOA graduate school, we’re now joining forces. The course was initiated by **Rodrigo Gomes Leite de Oliveira** (Cancer Center Amsterdam), **Roderick Beijersbergen** (NKI) and **Ruud Wijdeven** (CNCR, VU).

One of the first courses where *onco meets neuro, * definitely one not to miss!

[More information](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo28eSLheBJnHWUVF/VyzYlvqHn92J "More Information")

**It’s a wrap! 
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**ONWAR Annual Meeting 2025
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This year’s special Halloween edition was one to remember, featuring an inspiring keynote by **Kia Nobre.**

A big thank you to everyone who contributed with posters, orals, and blitz talks, you made it a success!

Below some pictures of our winners! (And Dimitrios)

If you haven’t done so yet, please take a moment to fill in the **feedback form** — your input helps us make the next edition even better!

You can also use the form to indicate if you’d like to join our **super nice ONWAR Annual Meeting committee** 😄

👉 [Feedback form](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2EhAaWjnDwn66Nl/DA3u6w2hZgsP)

The **next ONWAR Annual Meeting** will take place on **November 16–18, 2026**, so mark your calendars already. 

Remember: attending the meeting **four times** is required to receive your ONWAR certificate.

[More Information](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2KjspLpP86IfiGH/gGegj77ehiVn)

Swammerdam Lectures

January 28th 2026: 

**Gonçalo Castelo-Branco**

April 22nd: 
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**John Cryan**
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May 22nd:

**Yvonne Weber**

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October 16th: 
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**Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir** – 
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Consequences of focal white matter lesions
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[More Information](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2Qmb4Av12FoFK8n/Kc5OjW5O_JW2)

**Best ONWAR Image Contest**

The ONWAR website is getting a make-over and we need your help.

With the idea to update the cover image of the website, we are organizing a ***Best ONWAR Image Contest !***

Multiple images will be selected to make a patchwork and represent all the work that is done within ONWAR.

So, for all macro- and microscopy enthusiasts, please share your best/prettiest image with us using this [link](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/OycZvHuFo2WpJJ00cwPJow1J/Sep3LhxooveG).

One request (if possible, of course), is that the colors in your image are colorblind friendly (for 2-color images, please avoid green and red)!

You can check your color palette through the following [website](https://gsyoe.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYqJHqx0t1SwUSNq5/c4u7pDaHiLHC).

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