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Monday, July 6
 

08:15 CEST

Coffee
Monday July 6, 2026 08:15 - 08:30 CEST
TBA
Monday July 6, 2026 08:15 - 08:30 CEST
TBA
  Break

08:30 CEST

Morning Primer
Monday July 6, 2026 08:30 - 09:00 CEST
TBA
A reflection on the previous day's learnings and a grounding in how the current day's sessions are critical to Translational Medicine.
Speakers
avatar for Richard Foty

Richard Foty

Director of Epidemiology & Data Analytics, Respond Health, HealthEdge Innovation
Richard Foty is the Director of Epidemiology & Data Analytics at Respond Health, where he is helping to develop and leverage sophisticated techniques in AI to draw critical intelligence from the largest health dataset in the USA. His work focuses on translating complex data into actionable... Read More →
avatar for Marc van Mil

Marc van Mil

Associate Professor Biomedical Education, UMC Utrecht
Marc van Mil is associate professor biomedical education at University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. He cares about and contributes to the professional development of future clinicians, clinician scientists and biomedical scientists; both by being an excellent teacher and... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 08:30 - 09:00 CEST
TBA
  Plenary

09:00 CEST

Bridging the Valley of Death: Exploring the Critical Skills and Strategies Necessary in Translational Medicine
Monday July 6, 2026 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Richard Foty

Richard Foty

Director of Epidemiology & Data Analytics, Respond Health, HealthEdge Innovation
Richard Foty is the Director of Epidemiology & Data Analytics at Respond Health, where he is helping to develop and leverage sophisticated techniques in AI to draw critical intelligence from the largest health dataset in the USA. His work focuses on translating complex data into actionable... Read More →
avatar for Marc van Mil

Marc van Mil

Associate Professor Biomedical Education, UMC Utrecht
Marc van Mil is associate professor biomedical education at University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. He cares about and contributes to the professional development of future clinicians, clinician scientists and biomedical scientists; both by being an excellent teacher and... Read More →
avatar for Berent Prakken

Berent Prakken

Emeritus professor, UMC Utrecht
Berent Prakken (MD, PhD) is vice-dean and director of the biomedical education centre at the Utrecht Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), the Netherlands. He is also professor of pediatric immunology at the UMCU and honorary professor at the University of Ghent, Belgium. Berent Prakken... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
TBA
  Plenary

10:00 CEST

Break + Coffee
Monday July 6, 2026 10:00 - 10:15 CEST
TBA
Monday July 6, 2026 10:00 - 10:15 CEST
TBA
  Break

10:15 CEST

Giving Voice to Patients: A Personal Journey
Monday July 6, 2026 10:15 - 11:15 CEST
TBA
This session explores the intersection of academic careers, parenthood, and education, highlighting how personal patient stories can enrich scientific research. Using real-life experiences, it demonstrates the value of integrating patient perspectives into translational medicine. Patients offer unique insights, act as powerful advocates, and can support research through fundraising and outreach. The talk encourages students to embrace perspective shifts, listen deeply to patients, and reflect on their own career paths beyond the academic rat race. It’s a call to connect science with humanity for more meaningful and impactful research.
Speakers
avatar for Pat Furlong

Pat Furlong

Founding President and CEO, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD)

Monday July 6, 2026 10:15 - 11:15 CEST
TBA
  Plenary

11:15 CEST

Lunch
Monday July 6, 2026 11:15 - 12:15 CEST
TBA
Monday July 6, 2026 11:15 - 12:15 CEST
TBA
  Break

12:15 CEST

Personal Journey
Monday July 6, 2026 12:15 - 12:30 CEST
TBA
In these 15-minute sessions, scientists and clinicians who previously attended a Eureka course share their personal experiences and the impact the course had on their careers. Each speaker will provide insights into how the knowledge and skills they gained have been applied in their professional journeys. These sessions offer a unique opportunity to get to know the speakers better and to hear practical examples of how the concepts and strategies learned in the course can be effectively implemented to advance your own career.
Speakers
avatar for Femke van Wijk

Femke van Wijk

Professor Immunology and Manager Research Pediatrics, UMC Utrecht
Femke van Wijk is a Professor in Tissue Immunology at the Center for Translational Immunology at the University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) in the Netherlands. Dr. van Wijk obtained her PhD on mechanisms of oral tolerance and allergic sensitization to peanut at the Utrecht University... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 12:15 - 12:30 CEST
TBA
  Personal Journey

12:30 CEST

Professional Development 1
Monday July 6, 2026 12:30 - 13:30 CEST
TBA
Professional Development 1: What Is Your "True North"?
In your career, you will learn different skills and types of knowledge. We learn less about our own drivers. Asking, “What is your true North” can keep you focused on what is most important to you in navigating your career. Create with Anita and Joris  your own “Leadership and Professional Development Toolkit”.
Objectives: Objectives for professional development session 1 are based on Strategic Innovative Change Frameworks (Bruce Mau Design, Massive Change Network and Lencioni's Framework for Cohesive Team Development). 
  1. To begin, you will develop your "Personal Manifesto for Growth" to start your own travel path in translational medicine. This is your personal “compass” to "be committed to your truth" within the context of translational medicine.
  2. Connect with yourself and your EUREKA Translational Medicine team, implementing Lencioni's model of group development.

    These serve as your guide as you navigate your career in translational medicine.
 
Speakers
avatar for Janine Geerling

Janine Geerling

Assistant Professor, UMC Utrecht
As a biomedical scientist specialized in higher education teaching, I dedicate myself to designing and providing educational activities that stimulate the development of student's research skills. More specifically, I focus on training students to design their research in an inclusive... Read More →
avatar for Anita Small

Anita Small

Owner/Founder, Small LANGUAGE CONNECTIONS
Dr. Anita Small is a sociolinguist, educator, mediator and researcher - inspired to bridge different worlds through communication, arts, language and culture. Founder/owner of small LANGUAGE CONNECTIONS, working with non-profit organizations, educational institutions, museums, theatres... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 12:30 - 13:30 CEST
TBA
  Professional Development

13:30 CEST

Break
Monday July 6, 2026 13:30 - 13:45 CEST
TBA
Monday July 6, 2026 13:30 - 13:45 CEST
TBA
  Break

13:45 CEST

Science for Society: How Open Science is Changing Academia
Monday July 6, 2026 13:45 - 14:45 CEST
TBA
Open Science is changing academia. But what is Open Science? And how will it affect you and your research? In this session we will explore with you what it means to embrace open science as part of translational research. We will invite you, as early career scientists, to contribute to Open Science and show you how you can do this. Science is changing; will you be an agent of change?
Learning objectives:
At the end of this session, students will be able to:
  1. Explain what Open Science is,
  2. Articulate the values of Open Science as a way of making science more inclusive and impactfull for society,
  3. Discuss how Open Science can be applied in daily practice of translational reseachers
Additional resources:
https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science 
https://youtu.be/I3Wkvx_ZaFo
Speakers
avatar for Marc van Mil

Marc van Mil

Associate Professor Biomedical Education, UMC Utrecht
Marc van Mil is associate professor biomedical education at University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. He cares about and contributes to the professional development of future clinicians, clinician scientists and biomedical scientists; both by being an excellent teacher and... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 13:45 - 14:45 CEST
TBA
  Plenary

14:45 CEST

Introduction Apollo Society Utrecht
Monday July 6, 2026 14:45 - 14:55 CEST
TBA
Monday July 6, 2026 14:45 - 14:55 CEST
TBA
  Plenary

14:55 CEST

Break + Coffee
Monday July 6, 2026 14:55 - 15:15 CEST
TBA
Monday July 6, 2026 14:55 - 15:15 CEST
TBA
  Break

15:15 CEST

TBD: Translation in Action (Session Format Under Discussion)
Monday July 6, 2026 15:15 - 16:15 CEST
TBA
This session slot is under discussion. Options include: (A) Interactive case study led by Chiara Di Resta on rare disease citizen science, (B) Translation stories panel with 2-3 speakers, or (C) Parallel sessions (speakers TBD).
Monday July 6, 2026 15:15 - 16:15 CEST
TBA
  Plenary

16:15 CEST

Evaluation Survey Day 1 & 2
Monday July 6, 2026 16:15 - 16:30 CEST
TBA
Please click here to complete the Day 1 & 2 Feedback Survey
Monday July 6, 2026 16:15 - 16:30 CEST
TBA
  Logistics

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 1
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Roos de Jonge

Roos de Jonge

Assistant professor community engaged learning, UMC Utrecht
Roos de Jonge studied Medical Biology at the University of Amsterdam and obtained her PhD in the AMC at the Department of Neurosience with the topic: "Genetic profiling of the peripheral nervous system". Due to an extensive role as a caregiver for her daughter with a congenital heart... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 2
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Norm Rosenblum

Norm Rosenblum

Pediatric Nephrologist, Senior Scientist, SickKids, U Toronto
Dr. Norman Rosenblum is Professor of Paediatrics, Physiology, and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto, a Paediatric Nephrologist and Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children, and Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 3
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Ernest Diez Benavente

Ernest Diez Benavente

Assistant Professor, University Medical Center Utrecht
As an Assistant Professor in experimental cardiology at the UMC Utrecht (Netherlands) my group focusses on the analysis of complex biological data to understand sex differences in atherosclerosis. In addition, we have a strong motivation to valorise our findings into clinically relevant... Read More →
avatar for Anita Small

Anita Small

Owner/Founder, Small LANGUAGE CONNECTIONS
Dr. Anita Small is a sociolinguist, educator, mediator and researcher - inspired to bridge different worlds through communication, arts, language and culture. Founder/owner of small LANGUAGE CONNECTIONS, working with non-profit organizations, educational institutions, museums, theatres... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 4
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Janine Geerling

Janine Geerling

Assistant Professor, UMC Utrecht
As a biomedical scientist specialized in higher education teaching, I dedicate myself to designing and providing educational activities that stimulate the development of student's research skills. More specifically, I focus on training students to design their research in an inclusive... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 5
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Marc van Mil

Marc van Mil

Associate Professor Biomedical Education, UMC Utrecht
Marc van Mil is associate professor biomedical education at University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. He cares about and contributes to the professional development of future clinicians, clinician scientists and biomedical scientists; both by being an excellent teacher and... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 6
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Vicki Seyfert-Margolis

Vicki Seyfert-Margolis

Respond health
Dr. Seyfert-Margolis founded RespondHealth (previously known as My Own Med, Inc.) to disrupt incumbent methods of clinical trialing, new product trialing and patient registry development – all in service of her aim to deliver better health outcomes to those afflicted with disease... Read More →
avatar for Bas Vastert

Bas Vastert

Head of department of pediatric rheumatology ad inmunology, Wilhelmina Childrens’ Hospital, UMC Utrecht
I am a pediatric rheumatologist/immunologist and a translational researcher with a PhD on mechanisms of disease and therapy in severe Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in 2013. I am staff member of the department of pediatric rheumatology & immunology since 2012, and head of this... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 7
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Berent Prakken

Berent Prakken

Emeritus professor, UMC Utrecht
Berent Prakken (MD, PhD) is vice-dean and director of the biomedical education centre at the Utrecht Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), the Netherlands. He is also professor of pediatric immunology at the UMCU and honorary professor at the University of Ghent, Belgium. Berent Prakken... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 8
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Casper Schoemaker

Casper Schoemaker

Advisor patient involvement in research and double talent, UMC Utrecht
Casper Schoemaker, PhD is an advisor on patient involvement in research at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital of the UMC Utrecht and INVOLV.He was trained as a researcher and he used to be a senior researcher and project leader at the National Institute for Public Health and the... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentoring Group 9
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Speakers
avatar for Femke van Wijk

Femke van Wijk

Professor Immunology and Manager Research Pediatrics, UMC Utrecht
Femke van Wijk is a Professor in Tissue Immunology at the Center for Translational Immunology at the University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) in the Netherlands. Dr. van Wijk obtained her PhD on mechanisms of oral tolerance and allergic sensitization to peanut at the Utrecht University... Read More →
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
  Mentoring, Sub

16:30 CEST

Mentorship 1
Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
TBA
Group Mentoring During Eureka Certificate Courses
 
Description
During the course, you’ll take part in two small-group mentoring sessions designed to help you reflect on and navigate professional dilemmas. These are not scientific discussions—they’re focused on your growth as a professional. You’ll join a group of 3–4 peers and two experienced Eureka faculty to explore real challenges from your work life in a supportive, confidential setting. The magic of these sessions is the shared experience—you’ll likely find that others have faced similar situations, and the insights from the group often lead to powerful new perspectives. We encourage you to come prepared with a professional dilemma you’d be willing to discuss.
 
Instructions
The goal of setting up group peer mentoring during the certificate Eureka courses is twofold: a) Assisting participants in learning new ways of approaching their career dilemmas b) Supporting them in developing adaptive expertise for critical problem solving. While doing so, they experience a format for peer mentoring that they can apply in their home institutions.
Before Starting:
  • Discuss how to create a safe environment (everything stays within the group)
  • Share the ground rules (focus on listening, do not come up too soon with practical solutions, ask the why questions, etc.)
  • Discuss what is needed for the group to work as a team (define the order of the case-providers, person who summarizes the dilemma, etc.) 
Eureka Group Mentoring – Suggested Method:
  • Step 1: Introduction. The case-provider explains their dilemma. The rest of the group is in active listening mode.
  • Step 2: Clarification. The group members ask specific questions to clarify the dilemma, and the case-provider answers directly.
  • Step 3: Problem Detection. Once the dilemma is clarified, the group members take 2 minutes to think of “deeper questions”. These can be related to facts, context, beliefs, feelings, standards, and values that play a role. Make sure that the questions are not solutions with a question mark. Each member asks one question on rotation till all the questions have been asked. The case-provider writes down all the questions.
  • Step 4: Answers. Monday July 6, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
    TBA
  Mentoring
 

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