prof. dr. J.C. (Hans) Clevers
Full Professor
- Molecular Cancer Research
- Hubrecht Institute

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Biography
Hans Clevers obtained his MD degree in 1984 and his PhD degree in 1985 from the University Utrecht, the Netherlands. His postdoctoral work (1986-1989) was done with Cox Terhorst at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of the Harvard University, Boston, USA. From 1991-2002 Hans Clevers was Professor in Immunology at the University Utrecht and, since 2002, Professor in Molecular Genetics. From 2002-2012 he was director of the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht and from 2012-2015 he was President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). His research group is part of the Hubrecht institute.
He is Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur since 2005 and Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion since 2012.
Side Activities
Honorary professorship:
2002 – Honorary professor at Changsha-Hunan, China
Membership:
Member European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)
Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
Member of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of ISREC, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research
Member Scientific Committee of the Louis-Jeantet Foundation for Medicine
Member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Member of the National Scientific Advisory Board NKI-AVL
Member of the scientific advisory board of “de Anatomische Les”
Member of the Academia Europaea
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member of the The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities
Member of the Gairdner Foundation medical advisory board
Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
Member of the Scientific advisory committee (SAC) of the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
He is member of a several Editorial Boards, among them are the EMBO Journal, Gastroenterology, Cell and Genes & Development,Cell Stem Cell and the Annual Review of Cancer Biology
Fellowship and Awards
2000 Catharijne-prize for medical science
2001 Award from the European Society for Clinical Investigation
2001 Spinoza-award
2004 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
2005 The Science and Society Prize
2005 The French honor of “Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur”
2005 Katharine Berkan Judd Award
2006 Rabbi Shai Shacknai Memorial Prize for Immunology and Cancer Research
2008 Josephine Nefkens Prize for Cancer Research (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam)
2008 Meyenburg Cancer Research Award
2009 The Queen Wilhelmina Dutch Cancer Society Award
2010 The United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF) Research Prize
2011 The Ernst Jung Medical Award
2011 Kolff prize
2012 Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) Léopold Griffuel Prize
2012 William Beaumont prize of the American Gastroenterology Association
2012 The Heineken Prize for Medicine
2012 Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw
2013 The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
2014 Massachusetts General Hospital Award in Cancer Research
2014 TEFAF Oncology Chair 2014
2014 Fellow of the AACR Academy
2014 Struyvenberg European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) medal
2014 National Icon 2014
Research Output (549)
Verstegen Monique M A, Roos Floris J M, Burka Ksenia, Gehart Helmuth, Jager Myrthe, de Wolf Maaike, Bijvelds Marcel J C, de Jonge Hugo R, Ardisasmita Arif I, van Huizen Nick A, Roest Henk P, de Jonge Jeroen, Koch Michael, Pampaloni Francesco, Fuchs Sabine A, Schene Imre F, Luider Theo M, van der Doef Hubert P J, Bodewes Frank A J A, de Kleine Ruben H J, Spee Bart, Kremers Gert-Jan, Clevers Hans, IJzermans Jan N M, Cuppen Edwin, van der Laan Luc J W 14 dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10 , p. 21900 1 p.
Demmers Laura C, Kretzschmar Kai, Van Hoeck Arne, Bar-Epraïm Yotam E, van den Toorn Henk W P, Koomen Mandy, van Son Gijs, van Gorp Joost, Pronk Apollo, Smakman Niels, Cuppen Edwin, Clevers Hans, Heck Albert J R, Wu Wei 1 dec 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11 , p. 5338
Joosten Sander P.J., Spaargaren Marcel, Clevers Hans, Pals Steven T. dec 2020, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer. 1874 , p. 188437
Lõhmussaar Kadi, Boretto Matteo, Clevers Hans dec 2020, In: Trends in Cancer. 6 , p. 1031-1043 13 p.
Boersma Sanne, Rabouw Huib H, Bruurs Lucas J M, Pavlovič Tonja, van Vliet Arno L W, Beumer Joep, Clevers Hans, van Kuppeveld Frank J M, Tanenbaum Marvin E 6 nov 2020, In: Cell. 183 , p. 1930-1945.e23
Miao Yi, Ha Andrew, de Lau Wim, Yuki Kanako, Santos António J M, You Changjiang, Geurts Maarten H, Puschhof Jens, Pleguezuelos-Manzano Cayetano, Peng Weng Chuan, Senlice Ramazan, Piani Carol, Buikema Jan W, Gbenedio Oghenekevwe M, Vallon Mario, Yuan Jenny, de Haan Sanne, Hemrika Wieger, Rösch Kathrin, Dang Luke T, Baker David, Ott Melanie, Depeille Philippe, Wu Sean M, Drost Jarno, Nusse Roeland, Roose Jeroen P, Piehler Jacob, Boj Sylvia F, Janda Claudia Y, Clevers Hans, Kuo Calvin J, Garcia K Christopher 5 nov 2020, In: Cell stem cell. 27 , p. 840-851.e6
Hendriks Delilah, Clevers Hans, Artegiani Benedetta 5 nov 2020, In: Cell stem cell. 27 , p. 705-731 27 p.
Cho Yong-Hee, Ro Eun Ji, Yoon Jeong-Su, Mizutani Tomohiro, Kang Dong-Woo, Park Jong-Chan, Il Kim Tae, Clevers Hans, Choi Kang-Yell 21 okt 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11 , p. 5321
Driehuis Else, Kretzschmar Kai, Clevers Hans 1 okt 2020, In: Nature Protocols. 15 , p. 3380-3409 30 p.
Beumer Joep, Gehart Helmuth, Clevers Hans 1 okt 2020, In: Endocrine reviews. 41 12 p.