Dr. L.M. (Leen) ‘t Hart

I was trained in biotechnology (1991), and started my academic career at Leiden University working on a project regarding plant genetics. In 1993 I joined the group of Prof JA Maassen at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) working on genetic aspects of diabetes and especially mitochondrial diabetes. In 2002 I obtained my PhD on a thesis titled “Genetic analysis of type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and insulin secretion” with Profs JA Maassen (LUMC) en RJ Heine (VUmc) as promotors. Currently I am appointed as associate professor at the department of Cell and Chemical Biology working on molecular epidemiology of type 2 diabetes. I am also affiliated with the Biomedical Data Sciences department and the department of Epidemiology and Data Science at the Amsterdam UMC.
Besides my research activities I am also involved in teaching and coordinator of one of the first year courses for medical students at the LUMC (G1CM).