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Dr Petra de Graaf
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Regenerative Medicine in Urology | Group leader | Assistant Professor | UMC Utrecht | 🍆👩‍🔬 | #phallusthursday
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It was a true pleasure to host this meeting.
🤝 Partners reunited in Utrecht, on 27–28 October for the Consortium Meeting. 🔎 They shared 6-month progress updates across all Work Packages and joined interactive workshops featuring poster pitches and engaging panel discussions.

Learn more about the project here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afem...
Revolutionising tissue reconstruction with bioprinting | STRONG-UR
YouTube video by META Group
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Talk about an in-flight meal.

For the first time, researchers have captured rats hunting bats by grabbing them from the sky. Learn more: https://scim.ag/3Jqldmn
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Sigh. We're gonna need a bigger story...
Proud to host the @strong-ur.bsky.social consortium in our institute, stay tuned for more cool pictures
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🔎 Urethral strictures can vary significantly in severity, and understanding this, is key to improving diagnosis and treatment.
Read all about it in the @uroweb.org ’s Urethral Strictures Guidelines classifying strictures 👉 uroweb.org/guidelines/u...
#Urology #MedicalResearch #EUscience
EAU Guidelines on Urethral Strictures - Uroweb
The EAU Urethral Strictures Guidelines aim to provide an overview of the aspects relating to urethral strictures.
uroweb.org
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Happy Cucumber Day 🥒🎉
Cucumbers (and other things 😉) come in all shapes and sizes. Big ones, small ones, straight ones, curved ones. Because just like cucumbers, condoms also come in all shapes and sizes. #safesexysummer #cucumber #condoms #cukes #pickles #STIprevention
Check out the RMU Symposium in Tivoli Vredenburg on June 30th!
Registration is open for all those interested in Regenerative Medicine

We celebrate our 10 year anniversary with key note lectures, workshops, posters, and more! Get a sneak peak of our program below.

www.uu.nl/en/research/...
RMU Symposium
Regenerative Medicine Utrecht 10-Year Anniversary Symposium
www.uu.nl
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Lab-kept bumble bees roll small wooden balls around for no apparent purpose other than fun, a 2022 study reveals.

Learn more on #WorldBeeDay: scim.ag/4dAwCuD
Don’t forget penis cancer! Have your sons vaccinated too #GetVaccinated
Why is the HPV vaccine recommended for adolescents? The HPV vaccine can help prevent many types of cancer including cervical, anal, and throat cancers. 💉 🧑‍⚕️ 🎗️
#NationalAdolescentHealthMonth #HealthyYouthNAHM #HPV #HPVcancer #HPVvaccine #GetVaccinated #StopCervicalCancer #CervicalCancer
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TERMIS-EU 2025 is coming to Freiburg! 🇩🇪
Join hosts Bernd Rolauffs, Melanie Hart, Günther Schlunck & Thorsten Steinberg, May 20–23.
Workshops, cross-disciplinary science & big ideas.
#TermisEU2025 #TissueEngineering #RegenerativeMedicine
Proud of my colleague in @strong-ur.bsky.social

Prof. Sandra van Vlierberghe received her @eutermis.bsky.social Mid Term Career Award #TERMISEU2025
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Nature @nature.com · May 16
These are the striking winners of our 2025 Scientist At Work photo competition, taking viewers on a voyage of discovery that includes the Arctic and Antarctic circles, and a shot from atop a Greek mountain.

Read the full stories of these images: https://go.nature.com/4dqQK2s
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🚨 Bladder Cancer: The Forgotten Cancer

This May, let's unite to shift the narrative around bladder cancer. It’s time to elevate awareness, recognise the early symptoms, and dismantle the barriers preventing individuals from seeking the medical advice they need.
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"Dolphins call each other’s signature whistles if they get separated. Once, we played one of those whistles while the pair was still together. They responded with a totally different whistle. We call it the 'WTF whistle,' because it really did seem like that’s what they were asking." @science.org
‘About as close to aliens as we’ll ever get.’ Can AI crack animal language?
Dolittle Prize recognizes breakthroughs in translating “speech” of dolphins, cuttlefish, and other creatures
www.science.org
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Give it up for these hard working entertainers on Labour Day!

#PhallusThursday
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🧬 This short video offers a clear and insightful look at how 3D bioprinting works, a key technology driving innovation in regenerative medicine!

📺 Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHbn...

#3Dprinting #Biotechnology
How to 3D print human tissue - Taneka Jones
YouTube video by TED-Ed
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It's Testicular Cancer Awareness Month 🐿️ 🥜 🌰 Self-exams are important to familiarize yourself with what is normal for you. If you notice any changes or something feels off, take action & see a doctor. #KnowThyNuts #TCisNoJoke #TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth #nuts #cancer @tcsociety.bsky.social
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