On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Renée Joosen will defend her PhD thesis at the Academy Building in Utrecht, marking the completion of her PhD trajectory. The title of the dissertation is: “The right ventricle: the Achilles heel in congenital heart disease?”

To mark this special occasion, we are pleased to invite you to a scientific symposium preceding the PhD defense, focusing on the role of the right ventricle in congenital heart disease. The program is designed for pediatric cardiologists, members of the adult congenital cardiology working group, and researchers with an interest in this field.

Click here for the invitation and program.

We hope to welcome you there!

With kind regards,

Hans Breur, Michiel Voskuil, Gregor Krings and Mariëlle van de Veerdonk