Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Joost Verhaagen is a prominent neurobiologist with extensive experience in the field of neuroscience, currently serving as the head of the "Neuroregeneration" research group at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience since January 1994. Verhaagen's research focuses on intrinsic control of neuronal regeneration, particularly the role of transcription factors. Prior to this, Verhaagen held positions as a Research Fellow at the Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences, where work centered on transgenic mice and gene therapy for nervous system repair, and as a Visiting Researcher at The Rockefeller University, developing viral vectors. Additionally, Verhaagen conducted postdoctoral research at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, investigating the regeneration capacity of the olfactory nerve. Verhaagen earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neuroscience and a Master's degree in Pharmacology and Neurobiology from the University of Utrecht.
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Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) is the country’s leading fundamental neuroscience research institute, in the international and progressive city of Amsterdam. It provides a critical mass of scientists (spanning more than 27 nationalities) and neuroscience facilities, in a highly interactive, dynamic, multi-cultural environment, with English as the working language. We perform fundamental research into the functioning of the brain. In the longer term, this knowledge will lead to new treatments, although direct applications are also explored. As an institute for excellent fundamental research the NIN’s role is unique. The NIN supplies universities and university medical centers in the Netherlands with top researchers and with innovative and applicable knowledge that is the result of long-running research lines at the NIN. Apart from that, the Netherlands Brain Bank, the primate unit and the Netherlands Sleep Register are (inter)national facilities for researching human brain tissue, cognitive functions and sleep patterns.