Consortium

The consortium is made up of 19 leading scientists in their field, based at 9 different Dutch institutes.

Together they form an expert team with a diverse and extensive knowledge background including optogenetics, organoid research, cellular dynamics, oncology, DNA-segregation, drug delivery, biosensor development, engineering of optical microscopes, data visualisation and analysis.

The executive board, led by Anna Akhmanova, consists of 6 PIs who together manage the project.

For the realisation of the project the consortium was awarded a Gravitation grant, funded by the Dutch government for 10 years (October 2022 – September 2032).

The Executive Board

Portrait of Anna Akhmanova
Anna Akhmanova (Lead)
a.akhmanova@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Cell Biology)
Portrait of Jacco van Rheenen
Jacco van Rheenen
j.v.rheenen@nki.nl
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
Portrait of Lukas Kapitein
Lukas Kapitein
l.kapitein@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Biophysics)
Portrait of Peter Friedl
Peter Friedl
peter.friedl@radboudumc.nl
Radboudumc, Nijmegen (Oncology)
Portrait of Madelon Maurice
Madelon Maurice
M.M.Maurice@umcutrecht.nl
UMCU, Utrecht (Cell Biology)
Portrait of Geert Kops
Geert Kops
g.kops@hubrecht.eu
Hubrecht Institute, Oncode Institute, Utrecht

Other PIs of the consortium

Portrait of Elizabeth Carroll
Elizabeth Carroll
E.C.M.Carroll@tudelft.nl
TU Delft (Imaging Physics)
Portrait of Sjoerd Stallinga
Sjoerd Stallinga
S.Stallinga@tudelft.nl
TU Delft (Imaging Physics)
Hugo Snippert
h.j.g.snippert@umcutrecht.nl
UMCU, Utrecht
Portrait of Anne Rios
Anne Rios
A.C.Rios@prinsesmaximacentrum.nl
Princess Máxima Centre, Utrecht
Portrait of Menno Prins
Menno Prins
m.w.j.prins@tue.nl
TU Eindhoven (Biomedical Engineering)
Martijn Verdoes
Martijn.Verdoes@radboudumc.nl
Radboudumc, Nijmegen (Oncology)
Portrait of Roos Masereeuw
Roos Masereeuw
R.Masereeuw@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Pharmacology)
Portrait of Jeffrey Beekman
Jeffrey Beekman
J.Beekman@umcutrecht.nl
UMCU, Utrecht (Pulmonology)
Portrait of Ihor Smal
Ihor Smal
i.smal@erasmusmc.nl
ERASMUS MC, Rotterdam (Cell Biology)
Portrait of Federica Eduati
Federica Eduati
f.eduati@tue.nl
TU Eindhoven (Biomedical Engineering)
Portrait of Annemiek van Spriel
Annemiek van Spriel
Annemiek.vanspriel@radboudumc.nl
Radboudumc, Nijmegen (Oncology)
Portrait of Sander van den Heuvel
Sander van den Heuvel
S.J.L.vandenHeuvel@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Dev. Biology)
Carlas Smith
Carlas Smith
C.S.Smith@tudelft.nl
TU Delft (Imaging Physics)
Portrait Arthur de Jong
Arthur de Jong
A.M.de.Jong@tue.nl
TU Eindhoven (Biomedical Engineering)

Support Team

Janine McCaughey (Jey)
imagine@uu.nl Coordinator
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Early Career Researchers

(This section is currently under construction)

PhD Students

Alessandro Corsini, a.corsini@hubrecht.eu Kops Lab

Angelique Kenyon, angelique.kenyon@radboudumc.nl van Spriel Lab

Annemarie Berends, annemarie.berends@radboudumc.nl, Friedl Lab

Danai Kokkinidi, D.Kokkinidi-2@umcutrecht.nl Maurice Lab

Enya Berrevoets, e.s.berrevoets@tudelft.nl Stallinga Lab

Frederique Turlings, frederique.turlings@radboudumc.nl Verdoes Lab

Maud Linssen, m.d.m.e.linssen@tue.nl Prins & de Jong Labs

Nefeli Ithakisiou, g.n.ithakisiou-2@umcutrecht.nl Beekman Lab

Ralph de Groot, r.a.degroot@uu.nl Masereeuw Lab

Sabine Bosman, s.l.bosman-8@umcutrecht.nl Maurice Lab

Tatum van Maanen, t.v.maanen@nki.nl van Rheenen Lab

Thijs Makaske t.b.makaske@uu.nl Kapitein Lab

Tijmen Herdink t.g.w.herdink@uu.nl Akhmanova Lab

Postdocs

Bas Ponsioen, b.ponsioen@umcutrecht.nl Snippert Lab

Eike Mahlandt, van Rheenen Lab

Josiah Passmore, j.b.passmore@uu.nl Kapitein Lab

Joyce Meiring, j.c.m.meiring@uu.nl Akhmanova Lab

Maaruthy Yelleswarapu, v.s.m.k.yelleswarapu@tue.nl Eduati Lab

Portrait Photos by Elly Soltani (PIs portrait photos) and Malina Iwanski (Support Team portrait photo).