Stichting Ammodo, For arts, architecture and science

Philosopher Barteld Kooi combines almost impenetrable abstract information science with everyday applications such as card games and the National Science Quiz. His work focuses on transcribing complex information problems into mathematical formulas. Which logical strategy in a game gives the best outcome? And what happens if in addition to logic probability also comes into play? Barteld Kooi is a Humanities laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

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Why do we often choose friends and partners with the same ethnic background? What is the impact of this segregation on social opportunities? Why is America’s income inequality much greater than that in Europe? These are the very topical questions that fascinate Frank van Tubergen and for which he seeks scientific and not ideological answers. Frank van Tubergen is a Social Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

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The NEC study covers research into rare and difficult to treat metastatic or advanced neuroendocrine carcinoma (NECs) of the gastrointestinal system. The study is searching for new treatment methods that can be developed by the mapping of neuroendocrine carcinomas, on the basis of DNA/RNA analysis. Ammodo supports the research as a means of contributing to the realisation of this DNA/RNA analysis in order to improve the treatment methods for NECs.

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NEC study, 2016, Department of Moleculair Oncology, Voest group, Krijn Dijkstra & Sovann Kaing

The RSV Project is a multicenter clinical trial which will be conducted among children who have contracted pneumonia due to infection by the RS virus (Respiratory Syncytial virus or RSV) and who therefore need artificial ventilation in a pediatric intensive care unit (pediatric ICU). Through the RSV Project we hope to reach a better understanding of the effects of excessive moisture and oedema in children and to research ideal moisture policies. The intended results of the RSV Project will lead to guidelines for optimal moisture balance for children with RSV pneumonia with the aim of shortening the duration of ventilation and length of stay in the ICU. Ammodo supports the RSV Project in order to optimize the method of treatment of RSV pneumonia.

The University of Groningen is initiating research entitled Before Menelaus: Social Change in Early Mycenaean Ayios Vasilios. Since 2009 its archaeologists have been investigating the area of Ayios Vasilios in Greece. They have identified this area as the location of the palace of the Mycenaean Laconia, a historic region of Greek antiquity. One of the discoveries is an old cemetery from the time of the first construction phase of the complex. By supporting this research Ammodo aims to contribute to the gaining of a better understanding of the early phases of the Mycenaean period (circa 1700 to 1500 B.C.) and the unlocking of this cultural heritage.

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Excavating a prehistoric cemetery, 2016

Museum Boerhaave owns a replica of the Leiden Anatomical Theatre that opened in 1597. Public dissections were held here and rarities such as skeletons, mummies and Roman antiquities were displayed. Under the direction of curator Tim Huisman, who graduated from Leiden University in 2009 having written his thesis on the history of the Anatomical Theatre, the original function of the Anatomical Theatre is being restored. As an introduction to the collection of Museum Boerhaave, the Anatomical Theatre uses holographic techniques to allow the public to experience what an anatomy lesson would have been like. Ammodo supports the Anatomical Theatre: Theatre of Life and Death to contribute to the opening up of the historical scientific collection of Museum Boerhaave through contemporary techniques.

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The renewed Anatomical Theatre, Museum Boerhaave Leiden

Why are we so bad at describing what we smell? Why do we have words for colours but not for scents? Have we lost that capability in evolution? Or is it due to our upbringing? Asifa Majid undertakes innovative fieldwork among various cultures and peoples to find new answers to questions about connections between brains, language and culture. Asifa Majid is a Humanities laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

Click here to read our interview with Asifa Majid from 2022.

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Under a thin hard crust planet Earth is a sphere within which liquid rock slowly flows around. But inside the flowing mass a hard globe has been discovered. It was suspected that such a thing existed but the evidence for it was only delivered when Arwen Deuss succeeded in picking up and analysing weak but characteristic seismic waves. Arwen Deuss is a Natural Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

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Isis is a publication by the American Association of historians of science, the History of Science Society. The Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities, part of the University of Utrecht, is supporting Professor Floris Cohen in the position of editor in chief of Isis for the period 2014 to 2019. Ammodo supports the Descartes Centre to contribute to the compilation and publication of the renowned international science history journal, Isis.

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Cover Isis, March 2016

In the Netherlands 4-7% of children have asthma. In some cases, an asthma attack can develop that is potentially life-threatening and results in children needing to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). The Asthma Project seeks to develop a programme aimed at prevention of asthma attacks and to establish a dosing schedule for the drug Salbutamol which has a scientific basis. The Asthma Project is a multicenter clinical trial. This furthers the cooperation of the various child IC departments in the Netherlands. Ammodo supports the Asthma Project to encourage research into the treatment of asthma in children.

The Heart Center in Leiden, which is part of the Leiden University Medical Center, is launching an investigation into the frequently occurring cardiac arrhythmia atrial fibrillation. In this project, the therapeutic potential of human chymal stem cells which have been derived from patients with atrial fibrillation is being investigated. Ammodo supports this research in order to contribute to the further research into the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia atrial fibrillation.

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Dr. Rupamanjari Majumder, Computersimulation van of normal hart activity (left) and of disturbed activity: cardiac arrhytmia (right)

The Ius Commune Casebook focuses on the direct effect of EU law on national private law (the Casebook). It is a joint project between the law faculties of Maastricht University and the University of Leuven. The Initiator is Professor W. van Gerven, a former professor at Leuven and former Advocate-General at the European Court of Justice. The research is being led by Professor A.S. Hartkamp and is the work of a partnership of lawyers from different legal systems, from ten different countries. Ammodo supports the Ius Commune Casebook to boost scientific research into the influence of European legal standards on national private law.

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Ius Commune Casebooks Projectmeeting

Which nerves connect our senses with our cerebral cortex? How do our brains become conscious of sensory stimuli? And how does that ultimately result in an understanding of what is happening around us? These are the kind of questions that Serge Dumoulin is engaged in, and which put him on the trail of a congenital abacus in our brain. Serge Dumoulin is a Social Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

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Thijn Brummelkamp is an energetic, critical and entrepreneurial scientist researching the function of each of the approximately 25,000 genes in the human body. He began by developing a way to turn off each of these genes one by one. Then he invented an even smarter method to do the same with a number of genes at the same time. Thijn Brummelkamp is a Biomedical laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

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The Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam (UvA), in cooperation with the Migration Law Foundation, is establishing an endowed chair in Migration Law. The chair will focus on the connections between different jurisdictions, particularly from the perspective of European law. By supporting this initiative Ammodo aims to contribute to scientific research and increasing knowledge on migration law.

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Nuffic supports the internationalisation of higher education and scientific research. In 2014 Nuffic began the management and execution of the Van Gogh Programme. The programme awards scholarships to outstanding Dutch and French researchers working together on a single research project. This can be in any scientific discipline and often involves fundamental research. Ammodo supports the Van Gogh Programme to contribute to the continuation of these exchanges between the Netherlands and France.

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The purpose of this project is to develop an additional anti-virus and anti-cancer therapy from umbilical cord blood. Along with the unrelated cord blood transplant this should ensure a stronger defense against viruses and cancer. The research is being conducted by the research group “Children’s Medical Stem Cell Transplantation Programme” at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, which is part of University Medical Center Utrecht. Ammodo supports this project to contribute to research that aims to improve the survival chances of children suffering from serious cancers.

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The literary and general cultural magazine De Gids was founded in 1837 and is the oldest literary magazine in the Netherlands. Established as a platform for writers and scientists, De Gids brings out eight editions a year, each comprising longer essays, short stories and poetry. In 2012 De Gids celebrates its 175th anniversary. A renewal of the website content is planned together with the launch of an ebook version of each publication, and in the future De Gids will be published by the highly respected De Groene Amsterdammer. Besides the new appearance of the magazine, two lectures will be given by a prominent figure in the international literary world. By supporting the renewal of De Gids, Ammodo aims to contribute to its gaining new audiences and increasing its circulation.

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