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Aim
The Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam Rotterdam
· coordinates the training program of the Ph.D-students participating
in the school
· organizes courses, lectures, annual meetings in the field of neurosciences
· stimulates collaboration in neuroscientific research between the various
participating institutes
· stimulates improvement of the quality of research and education in the
neurosciences
Organization
The
Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam
Rotterdam (ONWAR) consists of five research institutes of the VU University Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Erasmus medical center.
The scientific directors of
the research institutes comprise the Directory Board of the Graduate
School and one of them is appointed as Scientific Director (as of 2007: prof.dr. A.B. Smit.).
VU University Amsterdam
has acted
as the representative for the school ever since it was initiated.
The ONWAR has been recognized by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992, 1997 and 2002.
Research
Institutes participating in ONWAR
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Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam ( www.neurosciencecampus-amsterdam.nl ),
VU University Amsterdam (www.vu.nl) and VU University medical center (www.vumc.nl)
- Center for NeuroScience, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam (www.sils-cns.nl)
- Research Institute Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Academic
Medical Center, University of Amsterdam (www.amc.nl/index.cfm?sid=66)
- Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences, KNAW (www.nin.knaw.nl)
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Dept. of Neuroscience, ErasmusMC ( www.neuro.nl )
Directory
Board
- Prof.dr. F. Baas, Research Institute Neurological and Psychiatric
Disorders, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
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Prof.dr. G. Borst, Dept. of Neuroscience, ErasmusMC Rotterdam
- Prof.dr. P. Heutink, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University medical center
- Prof.dr. M. Joëls, Center for NeuroScience, SILS, University
of Amsterdam
- Prof.dr. V.A.F. Lamme,
Dept. of Psychology, University of Amsterdam
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Drs. B. Lubbers, VU University Amsterdam
- Prof.dr. P.R. Roelfsema, Netherlands
Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW
- Prof.dr. A.B. Smit, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam (chairman)
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Drs. D. van Versendaal, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW
Advisory
Board
- Prof.dr. P. Hagoort, FC Donders Centre, Nijmegen
- Prof.dr. E.R. de Kloet, University of Leiden
- Prof.dr. F.H. Lopes da Silva, emeritus professor University of Amsterdam
(chairman)
- Prof.dr. G.J.M. Martens, Radboud University Nijmegen
Teaching
committee
- Drs. A. Badura, ErasmusMC Rotterdam
- Drs. R. van de Bospoort, VU University Amsterdam
- Dr. N. Cappaert, University of Amsterdam
- Drs. S. Heetveld, VU University medical center
- Dr. E.M. Hol, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW
- Dr. C.N. Levelt, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW (chairman)
- Dr. M.H.G.Verheijen, VU University Amsterdam
- Dr. W. Scheper, Academic Medical Center
- Dr. W.J.A.J. Smeets, VU University medical center
- Dr. J. van der Steen, ErasmusMC Rotterdam
- Dr. R.F.G. Toonen, VU University Amsterdam
- Drs. M. Végh, VU University Amsterdam
- Drs. E.J.M. van Wingerden, University of Amsterdam
Staff
Finances: Dr. J.M.R.M. Neutelings and Mr. L.Koeten (Faculty of Earth
and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam)
Administration: Mrs.drs. E.A.M. Borghols (Dept. of Functional Genomics, VU/VUmc)
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