Prof. PhD

Full Professor, ACS - Diabetes & Metabolism Full Professor, ACS - Heart Failure & Arrhythmias Affiliatie UvA Full Professor, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Full Professor, Medical Biochemistry Full Professor, Medical Biochemistry

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Specialization

Medical Cell Biochemistry

Focus of research

Vascular cell biology and diabetes

Macrophages in vascular disease

Nuclear hormone receptors; NR4A-subfamily: Nur77

NR4As in metabolism

LIM domain-only protein FHL2, co-regulator of Nur77, in atherosclerosis, coagulation and obesity.


Expertise: Cell culture of human vascular smooth muscle cells and mouse macrophages, atherosclerosis in dedicated mouse models, lentiviral infection of primary vascular cells, high-fat diet induced diabetes in mice.