prof. dr. E.M. (Elly) Hol
prof. dr. E.M. (Elly) Hol

- Translational Neuroscience
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Elly Hol is professor of “Glia biology of brain diseases” at the Utrecht University and a member of the Academia Europaea. She is head of the department of Translational Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center. Her research is focused on the role of glial cells in brain diseases. The overall aim is to elucidate the molecular and functional changes in glia that contribute to the pathogenesis of neurological and psychiatric diseases. Her work is translational and includes studies on glial cells in human post-mortem brain tissue, in human cell models, and in mouse models for brain diseases. Elly was trained as a medical biologist with a specialization in molecular neurobiology. After her PhD in Utrecht, she obtained a Max-Planck Fellowship to work at the Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry in Martinsried. In 1997, she started as a post-doc at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam, and between 2003 and 2013 she headed the group “Astrocyte Biology & Neurodegeneration”. She was appointed professor of "Biology of glia and neural stem cells” at the University of Amsterdam in 2012. As of 2013 she works as a principal investigator at the department of translational neuroscience, UMC Utrecht Brain Center. She is in the editorial board of Glia, chair of the scientific advisory board of Parkinson Nederland, chair of GliaNed, director of the Neuroscience Master and PhD program of the Utrecht University Graduate School of Life Sciences, and director of education Division Neuroscience at the UMCU.
Side Activities
Board member, MMBG (medical, biomedical and health sciences), KNAW
Board member, Stichting vrienden van het Herseninstituut
Chair Scientific Advisory Board, Parkinson Nederland
Board member, David de Wied Foundation for Neurosciences
Member Scientific advisory board EndParalysis Foundation
Member editorial board, Glia (scientific journal)
Fellowship and Awards
- 2022 member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
- 2019 NWO Gravitation grant
- 2019 member of the Academia Europaea
- Nominated by NWO for AcademiaNet - Expert Database for Outstanding Female Scientists and Scholars.
- 2009 VICI (NWO-ALW)
- 2000 Hersenstichting fellowship
- 1995 Max-Planck Fellowship
Research Output (196)
Meerwaldt Anu E., Straathof Milou, Oosterveld Wija, van Heijningen Caroline L., van Leent Mandy M.T., Toner Yohana C., Munitz Jazz, Teunissen Abraham J.P., Daemen Charlotte C., van der Toorn Annette, van Vliet Gerard, van Tilborg Geralda A.F., De Feyter Henk M., de Graaf Robin A., Hol Elly M., Mulder Willem J.M., Dijkhuizen Rick M. 2023, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 43 , p. 778-790 13 p.
Fernández Zapata Camila, Giacomello Ginevra, Spruth Eike J, Middeldorp Jinte, Gallaccio Gerardina, Dehlinger Adeline, Dames Claudia, Leman Julia K H, van Dijk Roland E, Meisel Andreas, Schlickeiser Stephan, Kunkel Desiree, Hol Elly M, Paul Friedemann, Parr Maria Kristina, Priller Josef, Böttcher Chotima 23 Nov 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13
Pachocki Casper J, Hol Elly M 19 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19
Kater Mandy S J, Huffels Christiaan F M, Oshima Takuya, Renckens Niek S, Middeldorp Jinte, Boddeke Erik W G M, Smit August B, Eggen Bart J L, Hol Elly M, Verheijen Mark H G 18 Oct 2022, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 107 , p. 225-241 17 p.
van Asperen Jessy V, van Bodegraven Emma J, Robe Pierre A J T, Hol Elly M 21 Sep 2022, In: STAR protocols. 3
Huffels Christiaan F M, Middeldorp Jinte, Hol Elly M 17 Aug 2022, In: Neurochemical Research. 48 , p. 1026-1046 21 p.
Huffels Christiaan F M, van Dijk Roland E, Karst Henk, Meye Frank J, Hol Elly M, Middeldorp Jinte 16 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 89 , p. 283-297 15 p.
Hulshof Lianne A., van Nuijs Danny, Hol Elly M., Middeldorp Jinte 16 Jun 2022, In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16 , p. 1-17
van Asperen Jessy V, Robe Pierre A J T, Hol Elly M 9 Jun 2022, In: ASN neuro. 14 , p. 1-18
Berdenis van Berlekom Amber, Kübler Raphael, Hoogeboom Jeske W, Vonk Daniëlle, Sluijs Jacqueline A, Pasterkamp R Jeroen, Middeldorp Jinte, Kraneveld Aletta D, Garssen Johan, Kahn René S, Hol Elly M, de Witte Lot D, Boks Marco P 2 May 2022, In: Nutrients. 14 , p. 1-19