dr. N. (Niels) Eijkelkamp
dr. N. (Niels) Eijkelkamp
- Center for Translational Immunology (CTI) Research
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Niels Eijkelkamp (18-07-1980) is PI at the laboratory of translational immunology. His research focusses on chronic pain, a major debilitating disease that affects >20% of the population. He aims to unravel mechanisms and to identify novel treatments of chronic pain by elucidating the role of the immune system and its interactions with the nervous system in chronic pain. His group is one of the very few groups in the Netherlands studying the mechanisms underlying pain.
His group uses different experimental approaches to unravel molecular pain mechansims and identify novel treatment approaches with the ultimate aim to translate these basic research findings to chronic pain patients such as children with Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis and adults with chronic inflammatory disease and osteoarthtis.
Eijkelkamp graduated in 2003 with honors in Medical Biology (University of Utrecht). In 2009 he completed his PhD under supervision of Dr. Heijnen with his thesis entitled ‘GRK gatekeeper of pain and inflammation’. Prior to his PhD he worked for 1 year on stress and wound healing in the team led by Dr. Sheridan at the Ohio State University. As PostDoc he had a joint appointment at the UMCU and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to work on the role of GRKs in pain. Finally, he worked for 2 years on sensory transduction and signalling pathways in chronic pain in the laboratory of Dr. Wood at the University College London. Since 2013 he started his own group at the UMCU.
Side Activities
Member of the editorial board of Brain, Behaviour & Immunity
Fellowship and Awards
2019: Health Holland. Cytofuse
2019: TTW(NWO). It takes two to stop chronic pain: an innovative treatment with endogenous regulatory immune molecules.
2018: Dutch arthritis foundation (ReumaNL). Identification of inflammatory mediators in spinal liquor in relation to synovial nerve sprouting and pain in osteoarthritis.
2018: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018 – BonepainII. An innovative European PhD training network in bone pain.
2017: WKZ child Health Boost Grant. co-applicant. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, when does it hurt?
2015 Dutch arthritis foundation. Identification of inflammatory mediators in spinal liquor in relation to synovial nerve sprouting and pain in osteoarthritis.
2014 H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014 – Bonepain. Create an innovative European PhD training network in bone pain.
2013 Life science Seed grant Utrecht university. Title: Regulating neuroinflammation and sensory neuron function using a fusion protein of IL-4 and IL-10: a novel therapeutic strategy to block chronic pain.
2010-2012 Rubicon fellowship of the Netherlands Organisation of Scientific Research (NWO). to perform research at the laboratory of Molecular Nociception of Prof Wood at the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research at University College of London, London, UK. Title: Novel mechanisms of chronic pain: regulated trafficking of sodium channels by GRK2.
Research Output (82)
Albariqi Mohammed Mh, Versteeg Sabine, Brakkee Elisabeth M, Coert J Henk, Elenbaas Barend Ow, Prado Judith, Hack C Erik, Höppener Jo Wm, Eijkelkamp Niels 17 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133
Janssen Kristine, van Ruiten Geertruida W., Eijkelkamp Niels, Damaser Margot S., van der Vaart Carl H. 2023, In: International Urogynecology Journal. 34 , p. 1635-1644 10 p.
Tellegen Anna R, Rudnik-Jansen Imke, Utomo Lizette, Versteeg Sabine, Beukers Martijn, Maarschalkerweerd Roelof, van Zuilen Dick, van Klaveren Nicoline J, Houben Kaat, Teske Erik, René van Weeren P, Karssemakers-Degen Nina, Mihov George, Thies Jens, Eijkelkamp Niels, Creemers Laura B, Meij Björn P, Tryfonidou Marianna A 5 Dec 2022, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 31 , p. 351-362 12 p.
Vroegindeweij Anouk, Swart Joost F., Houtveen Jan, Eijkelkamp Niels, van de Putte Elise M., Wulffraat Nico M., Nijhof Sanne L. 19 Aug 2022, In: Trials. 23 , p. 1-14
Mensink Maarten O, Eijkelkamp Niels, Veldhuijzen Dieuwke S, Wulffraat Nico M 9 Aug 2022, In: Pediatric rheumatology online journal. 20 , p. 1-7
van Helvoort E M, van der Heijden E, van Roon J A G, Eijkelkamp N, Mastbergen S C 1 Apr 2022, In: Cartilage. 13 , p. 1-14
Silva Santos Ribeiro P, Willemen Hanneke L D M, Eijkelkamp Niels 2022, In: Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland). 3
van der Vlist Michiel, Raoof Ramin, Willemen Hanneke L.D.M., Prado Judith, Versteeg Sabine, Martin Gil Christian, Vos Martijn, Lokhorst Roeland E., Pasterkamp R. Jeroen, Kojima Toshiyuki, Karasuyama Hajime, Khoury-Hanold William, Meyaard Linde, Eijkelkamp Niels 14 Dec 2021, In: Neuron. 110 , p. 613-626
van Helvoort Eefje Martine, Welsing Paco M J, Jansen Mylène P, Gielis Willem Paul, Loef Marieke, Kloppenburg Margreet, Blanco Francisco, Haugen Ida K, Berenbaum Francis, Bay-Jensen Anne-C, Ladel Christoph, Lalande Agnes, Larkin Jonathan, Loughlin John, Mobasheri Ali, Weinans Harrie, Lafeber Floris, Eijkelkamp Niels, Mastbergen Simon Dec 2021, In: RMD Open. 7 , p. 1-9
Evers Mitchell, Stip Marjolein, Keller Kaylee, Willemen Hanneke, Nederend Maaike, Jansen Marco, Chan Chilam, Budding Kevin, Nierkens Stefan, Valerius Thomas, Meyer-Wentrup Friederike, Eijkelkamp Niels, Leusen Jeanette 29 Oct 2021, In: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 9 , p. 1-14