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Participants Research groups of the Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Maastricht. Main Departments involved in CARIM’s Research Program: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cardiology, Internal Medicine. Pathology, Physiology, Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radiology, Neurology, Medical Microbiology and Virology, Neurology, Vascular and Cardio-thoracic surgery. Mission CARIM is an institute that wishes to provide an outstanding, internationally competitive environment for the study of causes and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. It is a training center (Research School) for both basic and clinical scientists in the field of cardiovascular research. Research fields Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Cardiac Function and Adaptation, Vascular Biology. Research focus Major mechanisms of damage of the heart and blood vessels, and therapeutic interventions to prevent and repair this damage. Key words Blood coagulation, thrombosis, endothelium, blood platelets, coronary artery disease, cardiac mechanics, cardiac metabolism, cardiac rhythm and arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, microcirculation, ultrasound, atherosclerosis, vascular medicine, molecular biology, developmental biology, genetic predisposition, diabetes, drug treatment. Research capacity Scientific staff: 44 fte (full time equivalents); Technicians: 64 fte; Ph.D. students: 75 fte; Post-docs: 21 fte. Research budget In addition to basic funding from the Universiteit Maastricht and the academic Hospital Maastricht, CARIM receives on average € 6.5 million a year from third parties (25 % supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 30% by non-profit foundations, e.g. Heart Fund and Kidney Fund, and 45% by industry and SenterNovem). Research directorate Prof.Dr. H.A.J. Struijker Boudier Address Contact: R. van der Zander PO Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht The Netherlands. tel: +31 43 388 1647 fax +31 43 367 0916 e-mail: r.vanderzander@carim.unimaas.nl internet: www.carim.unimaas.nl | |
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