@article{7483d35a2c0e4e1c8364bbaacff3ed5b,
title = "EFIS is welcoming Immunologists to build even more bridges in Amsterdam",
author = "{van Ham}, Marieke and Eric Reits and Christina Helbig and Janneke Samsom and Jacques Neefjes",
note = "Funding Information: However, many scientists had to fight for financial support. Jan Swammerdam (1637–1680) [5], in Amsterdam, also used the microscope to discover red blood cells, nerves in the bone marrow, and more. National science organizations that invested in science on behalf of society did not exist at that time (everything had to be translated into economical profit immediately, especially for trade and warfare) and Swammerdam had to beg for support for his livelihood, chemicals (for fixation of tissues; an art at that time) and printing of his books, which were paid for by rich donors. These donors were then acknowledged in the books (a bit more extensively than modern acknowledgements as they had to contain substantial flattery). Ruysch (1638–1731) [6] was another anatomist who discovered, in Amsterdam, the valves in the lymphoid system. He earned his income by teaching (including training all midwives of Amsterdam) and preparing organs (with a secret fixation mix) for research and display. He was communicating extensively with Tsar Peter the Great, who bought his collection, which is still on display in St Petersburg. Yet the life of many scientists was not too different from that of scientists today with international scientific networks (the world was smaller and it was mainly Europe based), scientific findings that were not always appreciated, a struggle for financial support and there was always a chance of being scooped. We will give some examples below.",
year = "2018",
month = may,
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201870075",
language = "English",
volume = "48",
pages = "732--735",
journal = "European journal of immunology",
issn = "0014-2980",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "5",
}