Staff members with discipline Medicine, Research & Experimental
Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.
![dr. W.H. (Wayel) Abdulahad](/staff/w.abdullahad/photo.png?unique=1557832208121.jpg)
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w.abdulahad umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor / Principal Investigator
Field / Discipline
Biomarkers for Food and Health
Epidemiology
Metabolic Syndrome
Muscle mass
Kidney Transplantation
Diabetes
Diabetic Nephropathy
Epidemiology
Metabolic Syndrome
Muscle mass
Kidney Transplantation
Diabetes
Diabetic Nephropathy
![prof. dr. S.J.L. (Stephan) Bakker](/staff/s.j.l.bakker/photo.png?unique=1571915145386.jpg)
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Professor of Internal Medicine
Field / Discipline
Main interest: issue engineering and use of stem cells in wound repair. Expertise in collagen (connective tissue diseases; fibrosis) and cell/matrix interactions.
![prof. dr. R.A. (Ruud) Bank](/staff/r.a.bank/photo.png?unique=1624984749220.jpg)
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r.a.bank umcg.nl
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Professor
first 1000 days
nutritional programming
nutritional programming
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e.m.van.der.beek umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
![prof. dr. G.J. (Gerard J.) van den Berg](/staff/gerard.van.den.berg/photo.png?unique=1604413833593.jpg)
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gerard.van.den.berg rug.nl
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Professor
Field / Discipline
Heart Failure
Translational cardiology
Translational cardiology
![R.A. (Rudolf) de Boer](/staff/r.a.de.boer/photo.png?unique=1550743162531.jpg)
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Cardiologist & Head Experimental Cardiology
Field / Discipline
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m.c.bolling umcg.nl
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Dermatologist, MD PhD
Field / Discipline
Biobank / Biobanking, Big Data, Social Psychology, Ethics, Innovative Technology
![R. (Reinder) Broekstra](/staff/r.broekstra/photo.png?unique=1649188979676.jpg)
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Function
Postdoc
Field / Discipline
Epidemiology (methodology).
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h.burger umcg.nl
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Associate professor
Field / Discipline
![prof. dr. J.K. (Janette) Burgess](/staff/j.k.denison-burgess/photo.png?unique=1466173240893.jpg)
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j.k.burgess umcg.nl
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Professor of Extracellular Matrix in Disease Pathogenesis
Field / Discipline
![B.K. (Ba Khuong) Cao](/staff/c.ba.khuong/a877368bc87e1f20466f.jpg)
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c.ba.khuong umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
Infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, infection prevention
![C. (Cansu) Cimen](/staff/c.cimen/indir.png)
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c.cimen umcg.nl
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M.D., PhD candidate
Field / Discipline
![prof. dr. R.P. (Rob) Coppes](/staff/r.p.coppes/coppes.jpg)
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Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist
![dr. K. (Kevin) Damman](/staff/k.damman/photo.png?unique=1626249837920.jpg)
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k.damman umcg.nl
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Cardiologist
Field / Discipline
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l.e.deelman umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
Field / Discipline
Research in General Practice
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j.h.dekker umcg.nl
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Associate professor
Field / Discipline
neurology, ageing, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome, neurochemistry, neuroinflammation, biomarkers
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p.p.de.deyn umcg.nl
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Neurologist, professor
Field / Discipline
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i.dudurych umcg.nl
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PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
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m.duin rug.nl
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Researchanalist
Field / Discipline
![D.J. (Douglas) Eleveld](/staff/d.j.eleveld/photo.png?unique=1624965331313.jpg)
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d.j.eleveld umcg.nl
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Assistent Professor
Field / Discipline
Psychiatry, Psychotic disorders.
![S. (Sara) Farhang](/staff/s.farhang/photo.png?unique=1599848127535.jpg)
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s.farhang umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
Drug formulations, Dosage forms for drugs; Biopharmaceutical aspects of drugs; Industrial production of drugs and dosage forms; Pulmonary drug administration; Stabilisation of biopharmaceuticals (proteins, vaccines, genetic material); Sugar glass... read more
![prof. dr. H.W. (Henderik Willem) Frijlink](/staff/h.w.frijlink/photo.png?unique=1490767950614.jpg)
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy
Field / Discipline
I am developing jointly with my supervisor's team research about how exposure to oxidative stress develops mitochondrial failure in severely ill patients and how this is related to long-term outcomes. Previously, I worked as an epidemiologist at the... read more
![M. (Maryory) Galvis Pedraza, MSc](/staff/m.galvis.pedraza/whatsapp-image-2022-05-20-at-12-04-11-pm-crop-a6mb1wqxj.jpg)
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m.galvis.pedraza rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
Lung transplantation
![dr. C.T. (Tji) Gan](/staff/c.t.gan/img-7084.jpg)
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c.t.gan umcg.nl
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Respiratory and Lung Transplant Physician
Field / Discipline
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w.h.van.gilst umcg.nl
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Head of Experimental Cardiology
Field / Discipline
Health Technology Assessment, Epidemiology
![dr. H. (Henk) Groen](/staff/henk.groen/photo.png?unique=1421851888622.jpg)
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h.groen01 umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor in Epidemiology
Field / Discipline
Respiratory System, Cell and Molecular Biology, Mucosal Immunology, Asthma, COPD, In vitro models, Epithelium, Regeneration
![prof. dr. H.I. (Irene) Heijink](/staff/h.i.heijink/photo.png?unique=1441783634259.jpg)
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h.i.heijink umcg.nl
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Full Professor
Field / Discipline
Hibernation, organ transplant, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cooling/rewarming, mitochondria
![dr. K.D.W. (Koen) Hendriks](/staff/k.d.w.hendriks/photo.png?unique=1597242332069.jpg)
![prof. dr. R.H. (Rob) Henning](/staff/r.h.henning/photo.png?unique=1399749956954.jpg)
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Professor of Pharmacology
Vascular remodeling in chronic diseases such as chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and solid organ transplants
![prof. dr. J.L. (Jan-Luuk) Hillebrands](/staff/j.l.hillebrands/photo.png?unique=1559903546365.jpg)
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professor Experimental Vascular Pathology
Field / Discipline
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![F. (Famke) Huizinga](/staff/f.huizinga/photo.png?unique=1572961630513.jpg)
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f.huizinga umcg.nl
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PhD-candidate
Field / Discipline
Mitochondrial epigenetics, Functional genomics, LFQ Proteomics, Microbe-host interaction
![prof. I.A. (Agah) Ince](/staff/i.a.ince/photo.png?unique=1603417404982.jpg)
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Professor of Molecular Virology
Field / Discipline
ACL injury; ACL reconstruction; neuromuscular and biomechanical control; knee laxity.
![dr. M.N.J. (Michèle) Keizer](/staff/m.n.j.keizer/photo.png?unique=1612551217195.jpg)
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Teacher
Field / Discipline
COPD and astma
![prof. dr. H.A.M. (Huib) Kerstjens](/staff/h.a.m.kerstjens/photo.png?unique=1420625513267.jpg)
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h.a.m.kerstjens umcg.nl
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Professor
Field / Discipline
Neurologists Movement Disorders http://movementdisordersgroningen.com/en
![prof. dr. M.A.J. (Marina) de Koning-Tijssen](/staff/m.a.j.tijssen/photo.png?unique=1625407842606.jpg)
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m.a.j.de.koning-tijssen umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
![prof. dr. B.F.A.M. (Bernard) van der Laan](/staff/b.f.a.m.van.der.laan/bvdl.jpg)
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Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
chronic inflammation, immunology of ageing, MS, EAE animal models, innate immunity, brain, skin, microbial antigens, peptidoglycan, evolutionary medicine
![prof. dr. J.D. (Jon) Laman](/staff/j.d.laman/photo.png?unique=1418224101211.jpg)
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Full professor Immunology of Ageing
Field / Discipline
Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
![prof. dr. B. (Berend) van der Lei](/staff/b.van.der.lei/photo.png?unique=1641480758661.jpg)
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b.van.der.lei umcg.nl
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Professor Plastic Surgery, in particular Aesthetic Surgery
Field / Discipline
Transplantation, Organ Preservation, Physiology
![prof. dr. H.G.D. (Henri) Leuvenink](/staff/h.g.d.leuvenink/photo.png?unique=1412763966852.jpg)
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Professor
Field / Discipline
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g.b.liemburg umcg.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
hartfalen
implanteerbare cardiale devices
implanteerbare cardiale devices
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a.h.maass umcg.nl
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staff cardiologist
Field / Discipline
![R.S. (Lenny) Marapin](/staff/r.s.marapin/photo.png?unique=1606343721968.jpg)
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r.s.marapin umcg.nl
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MD-PhD candidate
Field / Discipline
![dr. A. (Anna) Meijer](/staff/anna.meijer/foto.jpg)
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anna.meijer rug.nl
Function
Academic Editor
Field / Discipline
Cardiologie
Echocardiografie
Congenitale hartziekten
Echocardiografie
Congenitale hartziekten
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regulatory science
![prof. dr. P.G.M. (Peter) Mol](/staff/p.g.m.mol/photo.png?unique=1624957973123.jpg)
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p.g.m.mol umcg.nl
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professor of drug regulatory science
Field / Discipline
![dr. J. (Jill) Moser](/staff/j.moser/photo.png?unique=1571078501409.jpg)
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
![dr. L.J. Mouton](/staff/l.j.mouton/photo.png?unique=1519635603720.jpg)
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l.j.mouton umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Hypertension, Nutrition, Lifestyle Medicine
![G.J. (Gerjan) Navis](/staff/g.j.navis/navisg.jpg)
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Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Rehabilitation, burns
![dr. M.K. (Marianne) Nieuwenhuis](/staff/m.k.nieuwenhuis/photo.png?unique=1604948411126.jpg)
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m.k.nieuwenhuis umcg.nl
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Professor of Functional recovery and quality of life after burns Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing
Field / Discipline
(genetic) metabolic diseases
translational research
nutrient sensing
stable isotope-based metabolic flux analysis
transcriptional regulation
translational research
nutrient sensing
stable isotope-based metabolic flux analysis
transcriptional regulation
![dr. ir. M.H. (Maaike) Oosterveer](/staff/m.h.oosterveer/photo.png?unique=1651475042769.jpg)
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m.h.oosterveer umcg.nl
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Principal Investigator
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egbert.otten umcg.nl
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Professor of NeuroMechanics and Prosthetics
Bacterial culturomics, spezialized in anaerobic bacteria.
Host-Microbe interaction models.
Host-Microbe interaction models.
![N. (Niels) Plomp, MSc](/staff/n.plomp/photo.png?unique=1634551827104.jpg)
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n.plomp umcg.nl
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PhD candidate
Field / Discipline
Drug targeting, liver diseases, therapeutic proteins
![prof. dr. K. (Klaas) Poelstra](/staff/k.poelstra/photo.png?unique=1477044435765.jpg)
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Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
BiotechnologyPharmaceutical BiologyMolecular BiologyAntibiotics
For more details See Publications in Google Scolar
For more details See Publications in Google Scolar
![prof. dr. W.J. (Wim) Quax](/staff/w.j.quax/photo.png?unique=1487610286043.jpg)
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology
Arrhythmias, in particular Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Implantable cardiac devices
![prof. dr. M. (Michiel) Rienstra](/staff/m.rienstra/photo.png?unique=1568970262443.jpg)
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Cardiologist, professor of Clinical Cardiology, MHA
- Developmental and perinatal pathology
- Placental pathology
- Neuropathology
- Autopsy
- Placental pathology
- Neuropathology
- Autopsy
![dr. M.H. (Mirthe) Schoots](/staff/m.h.schoots/photo.png?unique=1449575534553.jpg)
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m.h.schoots umcg.nl
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Pathologist
Field / Discipline
Cannabinoid Research
![N.H.B. (Nic) Schräder](/staff/n.h.b.schrader/photo.png?unique=1601388826752.jpg)
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n.h.b.schrader umcg.nl
Function
Promovendus
Field / Discipline
![dr. H.H.W. (Herman) Sillje](/staff/h.h.w.silje/photo.png?unique=1419328279753.jpg)
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h.h.w.sillje umcg.nl
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Head Experimental Cardiology Laboratory
Field / Discipline
Nutrition and Outcome after Bariatric Surgery: focus on Weight Reduction, Muscle and Metabolism.
![D. (Dionne) Sizoo](/staff/d.sizoo/photo.png?unique=1545216528191.jpg)
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d.sizoo rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
Cardiovasculair
Botdichtheid
Botdichtheid
![prof. dr. R.H.J.A. (Riemer) Slart](/staff/r.h.j.a.slart/photo.png?unique=1606730592611.jpg)
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r.h.j.a.slart umcg.nl
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Nynke Smidt studied physiotherapy (cum laude) and Human Movement Sciences, specializing in Epidemiology. She is associated professor in Epidemiology, and leader of the unit Health Behaviour Epidemiology of the department of epidemiology and the research... read more
![dr. N. (Nynke) Smidt](/staff/n.smidt/nynkesmidt-2020.jpg)
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Associate Professor in Epidemiology
Field / Discipline
Infectious diseases, mycobacteria, HIV, clinical epidemiology, internal medicine
![prof. Y. (Ymkje) Stienstra](/staff/y.stienstra/photo.png?unique=1455290756674.jpg)
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y.stienstra umcg.nl
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Professor of Medicine, tropical and poverty related infectious diseases, internist/infectious diseases specialist and clinical epidemiologist
Field / Discipline
Cardiac Fibrosis
Regenerative Medicine
Tissue Engineering
Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells
Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Fibroblast Differentiation
Extracellular Matrix
Hydrogels
Regenerative Medicine
Tissue Engineering
Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells
Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Fibroblast Differentiation
Extracellular Matrix
Hydrogels
![T. (Tácia) Tavares de Aquinas](/staff/t.tavares.de.aquinas/photo.png?unique=1504208900792.jpg)
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t.tavares.de.aquinas umcg.nl
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Ph.D. Candidate
Field / Discipline
Immunology, Inflammation, Autoimmune Diseases, ANCA-associated Vasculitis
![dr. M.M. (Mirjan) van Timmeren](/staff/m.m.van.timmeren/photo.png?unique=1505649247080.jpg)
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Function
Academic advisor Pharmacy
Field / Discipline
Intestinal Transplantation
![dr. G. (Guido) Trentadue](/staff/g.trentadue/photo.png?unique=1466700962358.jpg)
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g.trentadue umcg.nl
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Researcher
Field / Discipline
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w.t.c.uniken.venema umcg.nl
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MD, PhD-student
Field / Discipline
- Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Anatomy
- Pediatric Surgery
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Anatomy
![drs. O.C. (Otis) van Varsseveld](/staff/o.c.van.varsseveld/photo.png?unique=1655823036389.jpg)
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o.c.van.varsseveld umcg.nl
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MD | PhD candidate dept. Surgery - div. Pediatric Surgery
Field / Discipline
Hyperkinetic movement disorders
![dr. S. (Sterre) van der Veen](/staff/sterre.van.der.veen/photo.png?unique=1624004396407.jpg)
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s.van.der.veen04 umcg.nl
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MD/PhD-candidate
Field / Discipline
![A.M. (Ana) Vizcaino Castro](/staff/a.m.vizcaino.castro/photo.png?unique=1594842725397.jpg)
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a.m.vizcaino.castro umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
Francine Vos started in April 2022 as a PhD candidate with a research project on infections of vascular and breast prostheses. It is a multi-centre, cross-border collaborative project involving the UMCG, the Medical Center Leeuwarden, Nij Smellinghe... read more
![F. (Francine) Vos](/staff/f.vos/fvoswebsite-scaled.jpg)
Infectiepreventie, HAI
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a.voss umcg.nl
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Chair Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention
Field / Discipline
Neuro-oncology
Pediatric-oncology
Radiation induced brain damage
Proton Therapy
Pediatric-oncology
Radiation induced brain damage
Proton Therapy
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h.l.van.der.weide umcg.nl
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MD Radiation Oncology
Field / Discipline
![prof. dr. ir. H.P. (Hero) Wit](/staff/h.p.wit/photo.png?unique=1612453436582.jpg)
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h.p.wit umcg.nl
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Professor Audiology
Field / Discipline
Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
![prof. dr. A.P. (André) Wolff](/staff/a.p.wolff/photo.png?unique=1510819473099.jpg)
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