Veni for former Medical Delta PhD candidate

Dr. ir. Martijn Nagtegaal (LUMC) is one of the research talents awarded a Veni grant by NWO. Nagtegaal obtained his PhD cum laude in 2023 for his doctoral research within the Medical Delta Diagnostics 3.0: Dementia and stroke.

With the Veni grant, Nagtegaal will conduct research into the possibilities of an all-in-one MRI scan. An MRI scan provides a wealth of information, but for patients, it is usually only accessible after referral to a medical specialist in a hospital. This is partly due to limited accessibility caused by location, cost, and long scan and waiting times. An MRI scanner with a weaker magnet can largely address these issues.

For this 0.6 Tesla MRI scanner, Nagtegaal is developing a new MRI method that rapidly acquires quantitative information to automatically rule out potential brain abnormalities. This more accessible MRI can be made directly available to general practitioners, reducing the time to diagnosis for patients and lowering healthcare costs.

See the full list here: 200 researchers receive Veni grant | NWO
Read more about Martijn Nagtegaal's research for Medical Delta Diagnostics 3.0: “Through collaboration with the hospital, we make better use of research data and work more efficiently” | Medical Delta

About Veni

Veni is a personal scientific grant aimed at researchers who have recently obtained their PhD. This funding instrument allows them to carry out research of their own choosing. As a result, the projects that receive funding cover a wide range of topics. The Veni grant is part of the NWO Talent Programme, together with the Vidi and Vici grants. The aim of the NWO Talent Programme is to provide creative space for adventurous, talented, and pioneering researchers, enabling them to conduct independent research, develop their own research line, and further cultivate their talent.

The Veni target group consists of researchers who are in the transition phase towards academic independence, for whom the Veni can support development in this area. Eligible researchers must demonstrate academic excellence that clearly exceeds the norm. The Veni grant is intended to fund scientifically innovative research and to give these researchers the opportunity to grow into independent investigators.