The consortium is made up of 21 leading scientists in their field, and their respective PhDs and postdocs contributing to the IMAGINE! project, based at 8 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, organic chemistry, engineering of optical microscopes, data visualisation and analysis.
For the realisation of the project the consortium was awarded a Gravitation grant (“zwaartekracht” in Dutch), funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Dutch government via the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for 10 years (October 2022 – September 2032).
Participating institutes:
The Executive Board
The executive board, led by Anna Akhmanova, consists of 6 PIs who together manage the project:
a.akhmanova@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Cell Biology)
j.v.rheenen@nki.nl
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
l.kapitein@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Biophysics)
peter.friedl@radboudumc.nl
Radboudumc, Nijmegen (Oncology)
M.M.Maurice@umcutrecht.nl
UMCU, Utrecht (Cell Biology)
g.kops@hubrecht.eu
Hubrecht Institute, Oncode Institute, Utrecht
Other PIs of the consortium
f.eduati@tue.nl
Eindhoven University of Technology (Biomedical Engineering)
m.w.j.prins@tue.nl
Eindhoven University of Technology (Biomedical Engineering)
A.C.Rios@prinsesmaximacentrum.nl
Princess Máxima Centre, Utrecht
Training Panel
J.Beekman@umcutrecht.nl
UMCU, Utrecht (Pulmonology)
Training Panel
S.Stallinga@tudelft.nl
TU Delft (Imaging Physics)
i.v.smal@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Biophysics)
Annemiek.vanspriel@radboudumc.nl
Radboudumc, Nijmegen (Oncology)
R.Masereeuw@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Pharmacology)
C.S.Smith@tudelft.nl
TU Delft (Imaging Physics)
h.j.g.snippert@umcutrecht.nl
UMCU, Utrecht
Martijn.Verdoes@radboudumc.nl
Radboudumc, Nijmegen (Oncology)
S.J.L.vandenHeuvel@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Dev. Biology)
A.M.de.Jong@tue.nl
Eindhoven University of Technology (Biomedical Engineering)
s.mihaila@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Pharmacology)
Training Panel
m.j.janssen1@uu.nl
Utrecht University (Pharmacology)
Scientific Advisory Board
Our Scientific Advisory Board is composed of internationally acclaimed scientists in their fields who support us with valuable feedback throughout the project.
EMBL, Germany
(Imaging Technologies)
Janelia Research Campus, (VA) USA
(4D Cell Microscopy)
USC, (LA) USA
(Imaging Technologies & Quantitative Biology)
IGC, Portugal
(Tissue Cell Biology)
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
(Multi-Cellular Systems and Quantitative Imaging)
Early Career Researchers
PhD students
m.d.m.e.linssen@tue.nl
Prins & de Jong Labs, TU/e
Stallinga Lab, TUD
t.g.w.herdink@uu.nl
Akhmanova Lab, UU
t.b.makaske@uu.nl
Kapitein Lab, UU
g.n.ithakisiou-2@umcutrecht.nl Beekman Lab, UMCU
annemarie.berends@radboudumc.nl Friedl Lab, RUMC
s.l.bosman-8@umcutrecht.nl
Maurice Lab, UMCU
Kops Lab, Hubrecht
t.v.maanen@nki.nl
van Rheenen Lab, NKI
r.a.degroot@uu.nl
Masereeuw Lab, UU
D.Kokkinidi-2@umcutrecht.nl
Maurice Lab, UMCU
v.j.w.hellebrekers@uu.nl
Smal Lab, UU
Postdocs
e.mahlandt@nki.nl
van Rheenen Lab, NKI
j.b.passmore@uu.nl
Kapitein Lab, UU
v.s.m.k.yelleswarapu@tue.nl
Eduati Lab, TU/e
j.c.m.meiring@uu.nl
Akhmanova Lab, UU
Snippert Lab, UMCU
Friedl Lab, RUMC
Rios Lab, PMC
Smith Lab, TUD
Support Team
imagine@uu.nl
Coordinator
Finance Controller
Portrait Photos by Elly Soltani (PIs portrait photos) and Malina Iwanski (Support Team and ECR portrait photos).