25 July 2023

Rubicon grant for three UvA scientific talents

Dr. Andrea Cordaro (Institute of Physics & AMOLF), Henk van Voorst (Amsterdam UMC, location AMC) and Dr. Ruy Kortbeek (Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences) received a Rubicon grant from NWO and ZonMW. This allows them to conduct research at an institution abroad.

For many scientists, experience abroad is an important step in their career. The Rubicon grant makes it possible for young researchers to gain experience at a foreign institute that offers the best environment for their research.

The amount of financing depends on the chosen destination and the duration of the stay. NWO and ZonMw can finance around sixty young researchers within the Rubicon program every year. In this first funding round of 2023, a total of fifteen researchers will be awarded a Rubicon.

The awards

Dr. Andrea Cordaro (Institute of Physics & AMOLF): Mathematics at the speed of light

Optical processing offers a promising path to process data at the speed of light and at low powers. Cordaro wants to use lithium niobate to perform on-chip time domain signal processing. This technology could lead to the development of smaller, cheap and energy-efficient hybrid optical-electronic computer chips.

Cordaro leaves for Harvard University (USA) for a period of two years.

Henk van Voorst (Amsterdam UMC, location AMC): Artificial intelligence for blood flow analyzes in radiological images of patients with a cerebral infarction

After endovascular treatment of a cerebral infarction, a large proportion of patients have a poor outcome because blood flow does not fully recover. In his research project, Van Voorst will design and evaluate artificial intelligence algorithms to automatically measure the blood flow in blood vessels in medical images and thus optimize treatment choices.

Van Voorst is leaving for Stanford University (USA) for a period of two years.

Dr. Ruy Kortbeek (Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences): Antibodies to protect crops

In nature, plants produce antibodies that help them protect themselves against insects, fungi and harmful bacteria. Kortbeek will look at how plants regulate the production of these substances. The results of the research offer opportunities for growing food crops that are less dependent on synthetic pesticides.

Kortbeek is leaving for a period of two years to Purdue University (USA).

Written by UvA

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