The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) in

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was founded in 1913 by, among others, the

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Jacob Rotgans. The NKI, together with the

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, is formed into the NKI-AVL, which combines a scientific research institute with a specialized clinic focused on combating the

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. Since 1973 the NKI is located next to the

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in Amsterdam. NKI is a member of EU-LIFE, an alliance of leading life sciences research centres in Europe. Core principles of the institute are new methods for diagnostics and treatment. The primary clusters of the NKI-AVL are: Research, Surgical Oncological Disciplines, Medical Oncological Disciplines, Radiotherapy and Diagnostic Oncological Disciplines. At the start of the 1990s, the NKI, together with the

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created the Research School for Oncology Amsterdam (OOA) for

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and schooling. This research school was

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by the

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in 1993. In 2020, scientists at the Institute published observations which have indicated the possibility of a new human organ, a

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, the first such description of a new organ in three hundred years.

Notable employees

* Denise P. Barlow *

René Bernards René Bernards (born 4 January 1953) is a Dutch cancer researcher. He is professor of molecular carcinogenesis at Utrecht University and head of the section of molecular carcinogenesis at the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziek ...

* Agathe L. van Beverwijk *

Piet Borst Piet may refer to: People *Piet (given name), a common name in the Netherlands and South Africa *Henri Piet (1888–1915), French lightweight boxer *Tony Piet (1906–1981), American Major League Baseball player Schools *Purushottam Institute of ...

Gordon McVie John Gordon McVie (13 January 1945 – 20 January 2021) was an international authority on the treatment and research of cancer. He wrote over 350 peer-reviewed articles, editorials and books. McVie was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died of ...

(1980s) * Laura van't Veer * Karin E. de Visser

References

External links

Count of Pubmed abstracts where Netherlands Cancer Institute listed as Affiliation

NKI (Netherlands Cancer Institute)

Historad. Over 100 jaar radiotherapie in Nederland, 1913-2013
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