PhD Council GSLS

The PhD Council GSLS consists of representative PhD candidates of the programme committees of the 15 PhD programmes. The PhD Council makes up the voice of the PhD candidates and aims to improve the quality of PhD education and the regulations related to their graduation.

The PhD Council advises the GSLS management team and the Board of Studies on the quality of doctoral education. Their activities include the evaluation the PhD research environment and PhD programmes through an annual survey, and organisation of an annual PhD Day and additional PhD events. The council meets once a month, together with the GSLS coordinator of doctoral education. The chair of the council is a member of the Board of Studies. 

You can contact the PhD Council for questions, suggestions or advice concerning your PhD journey. They are here for you, as fellow PhD candidates. Together, you can also decide whether your representative should raise any issues at the PhD Council meeting. Check out below who the PhD representative of your PhD programme is, including their contact details. 

Contact
phd-council-ugsls[at]googlegroups.com

PhD programme representatives

Biomembranes
Saishree Iyer, PhD Council Secretary
s.s.iyer[at]uu.nl
UU Faculty of Science

Cancer, Stem Cells & Developmental Biology
Aditya Dixit
a.a.dixit-2[at]umcutrecht.nl
UMC Utrecht

Cardiovascular Research
Currently, this PhD programme doesn't has a representative in the PhD Council. Interested to join? Please send an e-mail to phd-council-ugsls[at]googlegroups.com

Clinical & Experimental Neuroscience
Lois Kistemaker
L.Kistemaker[at]umcutrecht.nl
UMC Utrecht

Clinical & Translational Oncology
Denise Froon-Torenstra, PhD Council Chair - Internal
D.Froon[at]prinsesmaximacentrum.nl
Prinsess Máxima Center

Computational Life Sciences
Sultan Nazir
s.a.nazir[at]uu.nl
Faculty of Science

Drug Innovation
Tomas Lasys
t.lasys[at]uu.nl
Faculty of Science

Environmental Biology
Ella Schunselaar
e.m.schunselaar[at]uu.nl
UU Faculty of Science

Epidemiology
Sophie van Grinsven, PhD Council Chair - External
s.e.l.vangrinsven-2[at]umcutrecht.nl
UMC Utrecht

Infection & Immunity
Kulsum Dawoodbhoy, PhD Council Chair - Internal
K.M.Dawoodbhoy-3[at]umcutrecht.nl
UMC Utrecht

Life Sciences Education Research
Nathalie Brandenburg
n.j.brandenburg[at]umcutrecht.nl
UMC Utrecht

Medical Imaging
Currently, this PhD programme doesn't has a representative in the PhD Council. Interested to join? Please send an e-mail to phd-council-ugsls[at]googlegroups.com

Molecular Life Sciences
Olimpia Zuchowicz
o.e.zuchowicz[at]uu.nl
UU Faculty of Science

Regenerative Medicine
Currently, this PhD programme doesn't has a representative in the PhD Council. Interested to join? Please send an e-mail to phd-council-ugsls[at]googlegroups.com

Toxicology & Environmental Health
Anne Rittscher-Fogg
a.e.rittscher-fogg[at]uu.nl
UU Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

 Princess Máxima Center
Chris Meulenbroeks
C.Meulenbroeks[at]prinsesmaximacentrum.nl

Hubrecht Institute
Alberto Griffa
a.griffa[at]hubrecht.eu