Team » DRIVE-RM

Dr. Ir. Aurélie Carlier

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Computational modeling

merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/find-a-merln-member/aurelie-carlier

Aaron Kwiatkowski

Young Talent

Maastricht University

Smart biomaterials through dynamic covalent chemistry

Zoé Ducarne

Young Talent

Universiteit Utrecht

Super-resolution imaging of the cartilage mechanosensors

Alejandro Cardona Monzonis

Young Talent

Hubrecht Institute

Heart regeneration in spiny mouse and Mus musculus

Theresa Schmid

Young Talent

TU Eindhoven

Tunable granular composites for structural neocartilage engineering

Jeanne van den Brink

Young Talent

UMC Utrecht

The Ethics of Regenerative Medicine

Willemijn Bout

Young Talent

Hubrecht Institute

Molecular mechanisms of lower jaw regeneration in the axolotl

hubrecht.eu/research-groups/otsuki-group/

Dr. Manon van Daal

UMC Utrecht

Bioethics

Rahul Rao Padala

Young Talent

Hubrecht Institute

The role of chromatin protein Hmga1 in regeneration

Sonny de Jong, MD

Young Talent

UMC Utrecht

Translational kidney regeneration and biofabrication

Georgia Aello Garantoudi

Young Talent

Maastricht University

Metabolite-based anti-inflammatory polymers to modulate the foreign body response

Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Beekman

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Organoids, cystic fibrosis, drug development

research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/beekman/

Prof. Dr. Sabine van Rijt

Steering committee

Maastricht University

Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine

orcid.org/0000-0003-4102-4626

Dr. Stefan Giselbrecht

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

3D in vitro models, morphogenesis, microfluids

merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/find-a-merln-member/stefan-giselbrecht

Dr. Karin Jongsma

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Bioethics, responsible innovation, ethics of (bio-) medical technology

research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/karin-jongsma/

Dr. Ir. Sandra Loerakker

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Computational biomechanics

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/sandra-loerakker

Prof. Dr. Roos Masereeuw

Principle Investigator

Universiteit Utrecht

Bioengineering of kidney tubules

uu.nl/medewerkers/RMasereeuw

Prof. Dr. Pamela Habibovic

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Bone regeneration, inorganic biomaterials, microfluids

maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/over-de-um/organisatie/college-van-bestuur/prof-dr-pamela-habibović

Prof. Dr. Lukas Kapitein

Principle Investigator

Universiteit Utrecht

Advanced microscopy, expansion microscopy, optogenetics

uu.nl/medewerkers/LCKapitein

Prof. Dr. Abhay Pandit

International Scientific Advisory Board

Biomaterials and RM: designing materials that engage the body's own biological signals to drive repair.

universityofgalway.ie/ariw/alliancesteeringcommittee/profabhaypandit/

Caterina Dalrio

Young Talent

Maastricht University

Developing engineered dynamic microenvironments to guide organoid development

Olivera Vukoicic

Young Talent

Maastricht University

Modular Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering

Yiğitcan Sümbelli

Young Talent

TU Eindhoven

Coacervate-based artificial cells and their integration in biofabrication

Mara Bouwman

Young Talent

Hubrecht Institute

Translating zebrafish heart regeneration into pro regenerative cardiac gene therapy

Thomas van Nes

Young Talent

UMC Utrecht

Engineering organotypic vascular cells using organ-specific microenvironmental cues

Andy Li

Young Talent

Hubrecht Institute

Delineating the limb regeneration signal center blueprint

Eline Geerits

Young Talent

Universiteit Utrecht

Reversible hydrogels for EV-based musculoskeletal regeneration

Prof. Dr. Joost de Bruijn

International Scientific Advisory Board

Entrepreneurial scientist specializing in RM, osteoinductive biomaterials, bone regeneration, and bioreactor systems.

kurosbio.com/meet-the-team/joost-de-bruijn/

Dr. Renske ten Ham

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Health economics, reimbursement, methodology, cost-effectiveness, development cost, payment models, (early) health technology assessment

research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/renske-ten-ham/

Prof. Dr. Paul Riley

International Scientific Advisory Board

Cardiovascular development and regeneration

dpag.ox.ac.uk/team/paul-riley

Prof. Dr. Annelien Bredenoord

International Scientific Advisory Board

Ethics of biomedical innovation, leadership, strategy and politics &governance

eur.nl/over-de-universiteit/organisatie/college-van-bestuur/annelien-bredenoord

Romaine van Veldhuisen

Young Talent

UMC Utrecht

Imaging-based high-throughput platform for ciliopathy modeling and therapy prediction.

Nina Westerman

Young Talent

UMC Utrecht

The effect of mechanical unloading in cardiac regeneration

Sanne ten Damme

Young Talent

TU Eindhoven

Targeting systemic immunity for precision control over in situ tissue engineering

Marta Lorenzo Yanes

Young Talent

TU Eindhoven

Tissue-specific vascular engineering and endothelial mechanobiology

Georgy Nikolayshvili

Young Talent

UMC Utrecht

Exploring the role of smart materials in T-cell functional reprogramming

Romy Verhagen

Young Talent

Maastricht University

Regenerative medicine in embryo organoid models

Dr. Miguel Dias Castilho

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Biomaterials engineering, biofabrication, cell micro-environents

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/miguel-dias-castilho/

Dr. Vanessa LaPointe

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Cell therapy, ophthalmology, translation

lapointelab.com

Dr. Niloofar Tahmasebi Birgani

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Microengineered biomaterials, bottom-up tissue engineering, bone and bone-soft tissue interface

merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/find-a-merln-member/niloofar-tahmasebi

Dr. Matthew Baker

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Supra/macromolecular biomaterials

biomattgroup.com

Prof. Dr. Roman Truckenmuller

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Micro tissue engineering

merlninstitute.com/merln/roman-truckenmüller

Prof. Dr. Clemens van Blitterswijk

Principle Investigator and Steering committee

Maastricht University

Cell biology, tissue engineering, bone biomaterials, regenerative medicine

merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/find-a-merln-member/clemens-van-blitterswijk

Dr. Ir. Riccardo Levato

Principle Investigator

Universiteit Utrecht

Bioprinting, hydrogels, organoid engineering

levatolab.eu/team

Prof. Dr. Jos Malda

Principle Investigator and Steering committee

Universiteit Utrecht

Biofabrication for muscoskeletal RM

uu.nl/medewerkers/JMalda

Dr. Nicholas Kurniawan

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Cell-matrix mechanomiology, biomimetic systems, cell and tissue manipulation

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/nicholas-kurniawan

Dr. Ir. Erik Jakob Vrij

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Reproductive bioengineering

merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/find-a-merln-member/erik-vrij /

Prof. Dr. Keita Ito

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Orthopaedic tissue engineering

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/keita-ito

Prof. Dr. Carlijn Bouten

Principle Investigator and Steering committee

TU Eindhoven

Cell-matrix interactions for cardiovascular RM

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/carlijn-bouten

Dr. Gisela Slaats

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Kidney regeneration, organoids, ciliopathies

research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/gisela-slaats/

Dr. Caroline Cheng

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Vascular regeneration, vascularized tissue engineering

researchinformation.umcutrecht.nl/en/persons/caroline-cheng

Dr. Ir. Debby Gawlitta

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Vascularization, bone regeneration

research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/gawlitta

Ass. prof. Karin Gerritsen

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Innovative artificial kidney technology

researchinformation.umcutrecht.nl/en/persons/karin-gerritsen

Prof. Paul Coffer

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Molecular immunology and intracellular communication

cofferlab.science

Prof. Dr. Joost Sluijter

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Cell biology, translation

sluijterlab.com

Dr. Vito Conte

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Cellular and supracellular mechanobiology

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/vito-conte

Prof. Dr. Linda van Laake

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Heart failure, heart transplantation

research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/van-laake/

Dr. Ir. Anthal Smits

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Foreign body response, tissue engineering, immunology

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/anthal-smits

Manon Smitt

Administrative project management support

UMC Utrecht

Senior Projectcontroller

Prof. Dr. Tina Vermonden

Principle Investigator

Universiteit Utrecht

Biomaterials, drug delivery, tissue Engineering

uu.nl/en/research/pharmaceutics/research/tina-vermonden

Prof. Eva van Rooij

Principle Investigator

Hubrecht Institute

Molecular cardiology

hubrecht.eu/nl/research-groups/van-rooij-groep/

Dr. Merle Krebber

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Translational, Immunology, Renocardiovascular

researchinformation.umcutrecht.nl/en/persons/merle-krebber

Dr. Leo Otsuki

Principle Investigator

Hubrecht Institute

Stem cells, genetics and limb regeneration

orcid.org/0000-0001-6107-2508

Maarten B. Rookmaaker MD PhD

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

Stem cells and regeneration

umcutrecht.nl/nl/zorgverleners/rookmaaker-m-b

Dr. Tommaso Ristori

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Modelling of angiogenesis

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/tommaso-ristori

Dr. Ir. Sebastien Callens

Principle Investigator

TU Eindhoven

Orthopaedic (micro-)tissue engineering, mechanoregeneration

tue.nl/en/research/researchers/sebastien-callens

Dr. Sam van Beuningen

Principle Investigator

UMC Utrecht

High-content microscopy, AI based image analysis, Lab automation

research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/sam-van-beuningen/

Dr. Simon van Herck

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Metabolic responsive polymers

merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/departments-and-groups/research-groups/metabolymer-tuning-metabolism-with-biomaterials

Dr. Dominik Schauenburg

Principle Investigator

Maastricht University

Dynamic-covalent (bio)materials

merlninstitute.com/discover-merln/find-a-merln-member/dominik-schauenburg?highlight=WyJkb21pbmlrIiwic2NoYXVlbmJ1cmciXQ==

Dr. Marina Cler

Young Talent

TU Eindhoven

Cardiac regeneration

Wanda Konijn

Program manager

UMC Utrecht

Program Manager

Prof. Dr. Marianne Verhaar

Principle Investigator and Steering committee

UMC Utrecht

Translational RM in nephrology and vascular biology

researchinformation.umcutrecht.nl/en/persons/marianne-verhaar

Prof. Dr. Jeroen Bakkers

Principle Investigator and Steering committee

Hubrecht Institute

Zebrafish, heart regeneration, genetics

hubrecht.eu/research-groups/bakkers-group/