LUMC Research Gallery of Fame

One of the main aims of the LUMC is to conduct top (bio)medical research. On this page you will find an overview of the grants, prizes and awards that have been awarded to LUMC researchers.

YEAR 2019

International prizes, grants, scholarships and recognitions

Horizon 2020

• Dr Renee Ruhaak (Dept. Clinical Chemistry): Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
• Dr Giulia Campostrini (Dept. Anatomy and Embryology): Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
• Dr Meindert Lamers (Dept. Cell and Chemical Biology): Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking - RespiriTB and RespiriNTM 
• Dr. Meta Roestenberg (Dept. Parasitology): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (VASA)
• Dr. Meta Roestenberg (Dept. Parasitology): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (INCENTIVE)
• Prof. Eelco de Koning (Dept. Internal Medicine): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (ISLET)
• Dr. Ingrid Meulenbelt (Dept. Biomedical Data Sciences): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (AutoCRAT)
• Prof. Eelco de Koning (Dept. Internal Medicine): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (ESPACE) 
• Prof. Tom Ottenhoff (Dept. Infectious Diseases): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (SMA-TB)
• Dr. Hermien Kan (Dept. Radiology): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (BIND)
• Dr. Matty Crone (Dept. Public Health and Primary Care): SC1 Health – Research and Innovation Action (GC_1000)
• Dr. Luis Cruz Ricondo (Dept. Radiology): Widespread-Twining (SIMICA)
• Dr. Alexander Vahrmeijer (Dept. Surgery): MSCA ITN European Training Network (CAST)
• Dr. Eric Kaijzel (Dept. Radiology): MSCA ITN European Training Network (NOVA-MRI)
• Dr. Eric Kaijzel (Dept. Radiology): MSCA ITN European Industrial Doctorate (RISE-WELL)
• Prof. Dorien Peters (Dept. Human Genetics): MSCA ITN European Training Network (TrainCKDis)
• Dr. Eric Kaijzel (Dept. Radiology): MSCA ITN European Training Network (PAVE)
• Dr. Valeria Orlova en Prof. Christine Mummery (Dept. Anatomy and Embryology): Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (imSAVAR) 
• Dr. Susanne de Bot (Dept. Neurology): Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IDEA-FAST)

European Research Council

• Dr Noel de Miranda (Dept. Pathology): ERC Starting Grant
• Prof. Joke Meijer (Dept Cell and Chemical Biology): ERC Advanced Grant (DiurnalHealth)

Other

• Prof Maarten Vermeer (Dept. Dermatology) and Prof Jacques van Dongen (Dept. Immunology): European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
• Dr Borja Martinez-Tellez (dept. Endocrinology): Alfonso Martin Escudero Foundation Fellowship 
• Prof Annemieke Aartsma-Rus (Dept. Human Genetics): EURORDIS Scientific Award 2020
• Dr Jop Verweij (dept. Surgery): 2019 Resident Research Award, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Prof Piet Postmus (dept. Pulmonology): Lifetime Achievement Award, European Respiratory Society 
• Safa Najidh (dept. Dermatology): Young Investigator Award, EORTC CLTF 2019 congres
• Dr Bas Heijmans (dept. Biomedical Data Sciences) and Dr Christiaan de Bruin (Willem-Alexander Kinderziekenhuis): Grant for Growth Innovation
• Dr Sabine Hannema (Willem-Alexander Kinderziekenhuis): Young Investigator Award, European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology

National prizes, grants, scholarships and recognitions

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

• Dr Susana Chuva de Sousa Lopes (Dept. Anatomy and Embryology): Vici-grant
• Prof Haico van Attikum (Dept. Human Genetics): Vici-grant
• Prof Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Dr. Lisette van Lieshout (Dept. Parasitology): NWO programme Sustainable Development Goal research initiative - Tackling Global Challenges through Use-Inspired Research
• Dr Erik van den Akker (Dept. Biomedical Data Sciences): Veni-grant
• Dr Nienke de Glas (Dept. Medical Oncology): Veni-grant
• Dr Irene Hernández Girón (Department of Radiology): Veni-grant
• Dr Maartje Huijbers (Departments of Neurology and Human Genetics): Veni-grant
• Dr Bart Pijls (Department of Orthopaedics): Veni-grant
• Dr Sophie Schmid (Department of Radiology): Veni-grant
• Prof Hein Putter (Dept. Biomedical Data Sciences): Dutch Research Agenda Ideeëngenerator 
• Dr Lucia Bossoni (Dept. Radiology): Dutch Research Agenda Ideeëngenerator 
• Franka Witjas (Dept. Internal Medicine): Dutch Research Agenda Ideeëngenerator 
• Prof Niels Chavannes (Dept. Public Health and Primary Care): Commit2Data Big Data & Gezondheid
• Dr Paul Hensbergen (Centre for Proteomics en Metabolomics): NWO Open Competitie ENW-KLEIN
• Dr Martijn Luijsterburg (dept. Humane Genetics): NWO Open Competitie ENW-KLEIN
• Prof Leo Visser (dept. Infectious Diseases), Dr Martijn van Hemert, Dr Marjolein Kikkert and Prof Eric Snijder (all dept. Medical Microbiology): NWA-ORC
• Prof Albert Dahan, Dr Eveline van Dorp (dept. Anesthesiology), Prof Frits Rosendaal and Dr Willem Lijfering (dept. Clinical Epidemiology): NWA-ORC
• Dr Gijs Santen (dept. Clinical Genetics): NWA-ORC
• Prof Jeroen Eikenboom (dept Internal Medicine) and Dr Felix van der Meer (Trombosedienst): NWA-ORC

ZonMw

• Prof Huib Ovaa and Prof Alfred Vertegaal (both Dept. of Cell and Chemical Biology): TOP-grant, ZonMw
• Prof Bob van Hilten (Dept. of Neurology): Parkinson Personalized Therapeutics Initiative (PPTI) consortium, ZonMw and others
• Dr Willeke van Roon-Mom (Dept. Human Genetics): Programma Translationeel Onderzoek 2 
• Prof Christine Mummery (Dept. Anatomy and Embryology), Dr Franck Lebrin (Dept. Internal Medicine) and Dr Valeria Orlova (Dept. Anatomy and Embryology): Programma Translationeel Onderzoek 
• Prof Marieke Wermer (Dept. Neurology) and Dr Louise van der Weerd (Dept. Radiology): ZonMw and the Hersenstichting

Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding)

• Prof Coen Rasch (Dept. of Radiotherapy): KWF grant
• Dr Jan-Willem Beenakker (Dept. Ophthalmology): KWF grant
• Prof Carien Creutzberg (Dept. Radiotherapy): KWF grant
• Dr Maaike Vreeswijk (Dept Human Genetics): KWF grant
• Dr Leti van Bodegom-Vos (dept. Biomedical Data Sciences): KWF grant
• Dr Ferenc Scheeren (dept. Medical Oncology): KWF grant

Other

• Hine van Os (Dept. of Neurology) - Dekkerbeurs, Netherlands Heart Foundation 
• Friso Rijnberg (Dept. of Surgery) - Dekkerbeurs, Netherlands Heart Foundation 
• Prof Jessica Kiefte-de Jong (Dept. of Public Health and Primary Care) - Dekkerbeurs, Netherlands Heart Foundation 
• Dr Yaël Nossent (Dept. of Surgery), Dr Paul Quax (Dept. of Surgery) and Prof Nyika Kruyt (Dept. of Neurology) - Research grant CINTICS project, Netherlands Heart Foundation 
• Prof Henri Versteeg and Dr Jeroen Buijs (Dept. Internal Medicine) - grant, Maag Lever Darm Stichting
• Prof Onno Meijer (Dept. Internal Medicine) - NVE Novo Nordisk Award
• Dr Yvette Meuleman (Dept. Clinical Epidemiology) - Best PhD Thesis Award, Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH)
• Dr Maaike Gademan (Dept. Orthopedics and Dept. Clinical Epidemiology) and Prof Rob Nelissen (Dept. Orthopedics): Van Rens Fonds,Opioid usage before and after arthroplasty: a nationwide study
• Dr Marjolijn van Buren, Prof. dr. Willem Jan Bos and Dr Simon Mooijaart (all Dept. Internal Medicine): Leading the Change (LtC) programme, DIALysis or not: Outcomes in older kidney patients with GerIatriC Assessment (DIALOGICA)
• Dr Françoise Carlotti (Dept. Internal Medicine) - Diabetes Fonds / Stichting DON
• Dr Margreet de Vries (Dept. Surgery): Rembrandt Grant Award
• Prof Pieter Hiemstra (dept. Pulmonology): Longfonds
• Zhuang Li (dept Endocrinology): prof. dr. J. Terpstra Young Investigator Award
• Arianne Pieterse (dept. Internal Medicine): Onderwijsprijs NVMO
• Dr Cor de Kroon (dept. Gynaecology): Betty Bos – Olijfprijs 2019
• Tom Harrijvan (dept. Gastroenterology and Hepatology): Pieter De Mulder Award 
• Prof Sjaak Neefjes (dept. Cel and Chemical Biology): Josephine Nefkens prijs
• Liesbeth de Winter (Dept. Internal Medicine): ReumaNederland grant 

Awards offered by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

• Abdoel el Ghalbzouri (dept. Dermatology): Translational Research Prize
• Dr Annemarthe van der Veen (IHB): LUMC Fellowship
• Dr Tetje van der Sluis (IHB): Gisela Thier Fellowship
• Dr Sylvie Noordermeer (Human Genetics): C.J. Kok Prize
• Dr Vincent van Unen (IHB): Best Thesis Prize, non clinical
• Dr Khanh Vu (Ophthalmology):Best Thesis Prize, clinical
• Dr Ulrich Scherer (Rheumatology): Marie Parijs Prize
• Dr. Nadine Pronk-van Montfoort (Medical Oncology): Best Article Prize, non clinical
• Dr Linda Borst (Medical Oncology): Best Article Prize, non clinical
• Dr Liselotte van der Pol (Internal Medicine): Best Article Prize, clinical
• Dr Ziena Abdulrahman (Pathology): Best Poster Prize, clinical
• Dr Emma de Moel (Rheumatology): Best Poster Prize, non clinical