Group leaders

Below are the principal investigators associated with the research groups of the Bijvoet Centre. For some groups, this includes principal investigators embedded in the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences.

  • dr. M.P. (Marc) Baggelaar

    Assistant Professor
  • The use of chemical proteomics strategies to study protein lipidation and small molecule - drug interactions
  • We develop and apply magnetic resonance-based approaches to unravel complex molecular systems in vitr0, in situ & in vivo.
  • The computational structural biology group develops bioinformatics and computational approaches to predict and model biomolecular interactions at atomic level.
  • Masters Coordinator Bioinformatics and Biocomplexity; UIPS DI PhD programme coordinator; Bioinformatics in the field of Proteomics Research
  • prof. dr. F.G. (Friedrich) Förster

    Professor
    Academic Director
  • The lab innovates cryo-EM approaches to study the biogenesis and quality control of proteins at cellular membranes
  • Understanding of molecular mechanisms based on 3D protein structures by cryo-EM and crystallography
  • Research interests are in technology development for proteomics and mass spectrometry applied to immunology and pharmaceutics
  • dr. S.C. (Stuart) Howes

    Assistant Professor
  • We use correlative light and electron microscopy to study cellular stress responses and cytoskeleton structures.
  • dr. H. (Hugo) van Ingen

    Assistant Professor
  • The van Ingen team uses modern NMR methods to investigate the molecular basis of chromatin function
  • The Janssen lab uses structural biology, biophysical and cellular techniques to disentangle intercellular signaling and adhesion mechanisms in our tissues.
  • dr. A.I.P.M. (Toon) de Kroon

    Associate Professor
  • We investigate the mechanisms governing membrane lipid homeostasis in the reference eukaryote S. cerevisiae.
  • dr. M.H. (Martin) Lutz

    External Cooperation Coordinator
  • Crystal structure determinations of small-molecular and macromolecular compounds
  • prof. dr. S.G.D. (Stefan) Rüdiger

    Professor
    Head of Department
  • Protein damage control: new molecular strategies for protein aggregation diseases such as Alzheimer or Huntington, exploiting the cellular chaperone machinery
  • dr. T. (Tessa) Sinnige

    Assistant Professor
  • My lab studies the molecular mechanisms of protein aggregation in vivo using the model organism C. elegans
  • dr. J. (Joost) Snijder

    Assistant Professor
  • We study virus-host interactions with structural proteomics techniques
  • dr. K.E. (Kelly) Stecker

    Assistant Professor
  • My research applies innovative mass spectrometry approaches to understand protein regulation in cancer, with a focus on immune-tumor cell signaling
  • Cellular structural biology of fertilization: our group combines cryo-electron microscopy with light microcopy to unravel the molecular basis of fertilization