Prof. Mr. Dr. M.L.D. (Marike) Broekman

I studied Medicine and Law at Utrecht University. I did my PhD research at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where I obtained my PhD from Utrecht University. The title of my dissertation (2006) is: 'AAV vectors as gene delivery vehicles in the central nervous system'. I then specialized as a neurosurgeon at the University Medical Center Utrecht and did a post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. After specializing as a neurosurgeon, I worked as a staff member at the University Medical Center Utrecht and as a visiting professor at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Since 2018, I have been working as a neurosurgeon in Haaglanden Medical Center/LUMC.

I am on the board of the European Association for Neurosurgical Societies. I am the chair of the scientific board of Kika and vice-chair of the Medical Sciences Council of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences.

I am Professor of Translational Neuro Oncology in the LUMC. I am also a neurosurgeon with a focus on oncology in the Haaglanden Medical Center. Unfortunately, the outlook for patients with malignant brain tumors is often still very bleak. New strategies for treatment and diagnosis are urgently needed.
The tanslational Neuro Oncology aims to develop and bring to the patient new treatment and diagnostic strategies to improve the outlook for people with brain tumors.

I am on the editorial board an Acta Neurosurgery and Brain and Spine.