Toon de Kroon received his PhD cum laude (1991) at Utrecht University (promotores prof. dr. Ben de Kruijff and prof. dr. Hans de Gier). After post-doctoral research at Stanford University with prof. dr. Harden McConnell funded by an NWO-stipend, he returned to Utrecht University, and joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry in 1995. Research in the De Kroon group focuses on phospholipid-protein interactions and their functions in cell biology, and on regulatory mechanisms of membrane lipid homeostasis. He teaches courses in the bachelor programs of Chemistry and of Biomedical Sciences, and coordinates a course in the master program MCLS. He is a member of several education-related committees. He received an NWO “Jonge Chemici” fellowship and several CW-ECHO grants, has participated in EU-Networks, and (co-)authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications.