Anne Rios appointed Professor of Microscopy-Driven Human Cancer and Immunotherapy Innovation

Anne Rios has been appointed Professor of Microscopy-driven Human Cancer and Immunotherapy Innovation by Utrecht University. Her professorship reflects a long-held dream: using powerful microscope

 technologies to understand how treatments work and how to improve them. The research by Rios, who also leads a research group at the Princess Máxima Center, directly supports the development of new therapies for children with cancer.

Anne Rios is also an active participant and part of our gravitation project IMAGINE! consortium (led by Anna Akhmanova and Lukas Kapitein, amongst others).

Rios’ professorship strengthens the connection between the Princess Máxima Center and the Department of Biology at Utrecht University, a department where she feels right at home. “It’s a department with world-class science and an incredible microscopy center. Working together gives us a unique chance to gather in-depth mechanistic insights with a direct link to clinical applications.”

Ravian van Ineveld – Princess Máxima Center

Watching cancer therapy in real time

Rios’ research is all about watching in real time how immune cells fight cancer. Her team uses tiny models of tumors, called organoids, and advanced microscopes to look how cancer responds to different treatments.

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