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

Portrait of Dr Janine McCaughey (Jey)
Janine McCaughey (Jey)
imagine@uu.nl Coordinator
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Portrait Photos by Elly Soltani.