by Rick Quax | Dec 17, 2018 | Hot News, News
In this interview, Peter emphasized the role of interdisciplinarity, computational modeling, and the role of complex systems thinking: the idea that systems are adaptive and intricately connected into a whole which cannot be studied reductionistically. Selected quote:...
by Rick Quax | Oct 16, 2018 | Hot News, News
An interdisciplinary consortium on health systems complexity has recently kicked off to better understand the onset of diabetes type 2, taking into account all relevant levels from cell biological to socio-economic. The project is led by PI Prof. Karien...
by Rick Quax | Oct 15, 2018 | Hot News, News
Alva Presbiteri (an external Ph.D. student of CSL) and co-workers are closing in on pinpointing the mechanisms behind the immune response triggered in patients undergoing open heart surgery. The team’s research reveals that by administering supplementary enzymes,...
by Rick Quax | Sep 25, 2018 | Hot News, News
After nearly a decade of successful and awarded editions in Copenhagen, Johannesburg and Brussels, and three previous editions of Science & Cocktails in Amsterdam with Robbert Dijkgraaf, Ewine van Dishoeck and Charlotte Hemelrijk, S&E invites Peter Sloot to...
by Rick Quax | Sep 4, 2018 | Hot News, News
On 29 August 2018, the University of Amsterdam and TNO signed a Letter of Intent to establish a new partnership: “Policy by Simulation”. They join forces to get a better understanding of complex phenomena, and create innovations for various pressing problems (among...
