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The aim of the research
The UMCG research is aimed at health improvement. Therefore, research is conducted into the mechanisms underlying diseases to improve diagnostic tools and treatments.
About
The UMCG research is aimed at health improvement. Therefore, research is conducted into the mechanisms underlying diseases to improve diagnostic tools and treatments.
Research aimed at changing the future of health
Our joint efforts change the lives of our patients and citizens. The future of health depends on the next generation of health professionals. That is why their education is continuously invested in.
More healthy years
Our overall aim is to help ensure that people spend additional years of life in good health. Our research activities take place in five research institutes.
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The W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science
UMCG Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science
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Science in Healthy Ageing and healthcaRE (SHARE)
Our SHARE Institute carries out applied research in the field of Health Sciences.
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Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE)
We will change the current “one size fits all” to a “a fit for each size” treatment. We innovate the process of target finding, drug-intervention design and development, and the clinical implementation of those drugs.
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Cancer Research Center Groningen (CRCG)
We perform high-quality, oncology-related research to achieve healthier and longer lives for cancer patients.
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Brain and Cognition (BRAIN)
We promote research aimed at the function of the healthy brain and dysfunction of the nervous system specifically in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Mechanisms of disease
We aim to better understand the mechanisms underlying ageing and disease processes:
- to prevent the onset of disease;
- and for those who fall ill to push the borders of diagnostic tools and innovative treatments.
Scientific integrity
We adhere to the highest standards of scientific integrity. Our researchers are trained to meet the national and international standards of research practice. New research plans are subject to rigorous review prior to onset. Through high standards of safety and quality, patients and citizens can trust our products.
Join me at UMCG
Dean