Circulatory Health Research Center
Circulatory Health Research Center
The strategic theme Circulatory Health encompasses a broad range of research activities in clinical, translational and basic science. Here the research themes of the new Circulatory Health Research Center (CHRC) are presented.

Organization and Culture uitklapper, klik om te openen
The Circulatory Health research community houses a broad range of scientific activities ranging from clinical (epidemiological) studies, translational studies and basic science. The Medical Physiology, Experimental Cardiology and the research group of the Clinical Diagnostics Center have decided to merge their infrastructure, and together with the cardiovascular researchers in Vascular Surgery, Clinical Cardiology and Clinical Genetics they are now presenting themselves as the Circulatory Health Research Center (CHRC).
Six research themes (see below) are all represented in a Steering Board that jointly makes decisions regarding infrastructure, talent management, education, communication and administrative issues. The representing members of the Steering Board can be found at each theme.
The Circulatory Health Research Center aims for an environment where
- next to individual achievements specifically team efforts are recognized and rewarded
- quality prevails over Quantity
- Open Science is promoted
- researchers act from bench to bedside and actively search for collaborations with clinical specialists.
Research Domains uitklapper, klik om te openen
Within the laboratories, the Circulatory Health Research Center has defined six research domains. Within each domain you can find the research groups and their principal investigators (PIs) that are active in that domain. In addition, within each domain you can find the research meetings with timeslots, locations and speakers of the coming week.
Facilities, Cohort Studies and Biobanks uitklapper, klik om te openen
Our Researchers uitklapper, klik om te openen

prof. dr. F.W. (Folkert) Asselbergs
Full Professor

prof. dr. ir. H.M. (Hester M.) den Ruijter
Full Professor
prof. dr. F.L.J. (Frank ) Visseren
Full Professor

prof. dr. G.J. (Gert Jan) de Borst
Full Professor

prof. dr. P. (Pim) van der Harst
Full Professor

prof. dr. F.H. Rutten
Full Professor

prof. dr. G. (Gerard) Pasterkamp
Full Professor

prof. dr. A.W. (Arno W.) Hoes
Full Professor

prof. dr. W.J.L. (Willem) Suyker
Full Professor

prof. dr. P.A.F.M. (Pieter A.) Doevendans
Full Professor

prof. dr. J.P.G. (Joost P.G.) Sluijter
Full Professor
prof. dr. M.A. Vos
Full Professor
dr. M.A.G. van der Heyden
Associate Professor

dr. L.W. (Linda W.) van Laake
Associate Professor

dr. M. (Mathias) Meine
Assistant Professor - medical
dr. A.A.B. van Veen
Associate Professor

dr. M. (Michiel) Voskuil
Associate Professor - medical

prof. dr. E. (Eva) van Rooij
Full Professor

dr. ing. S.C.A. (Saskia) de Jager
Associate Professor

dr. M. (Michal) Mokry
Associate Professor

dr. T.P. (Teun P.) de Boer
Associate Professor

dr. N.P. van der Kaaij
Associate Professor - medical
dr. P. (Pieter) Vader
Associate Professor

prof. dr. M.C. Post
Full Professor

dr. A.F. (Floriaan) Schmidt
Associate Professor

prof. dr. N.J. de Wit
Full Professor

prof. dr. M.L. (Michiel L.) Bots
Full Professor

prof. dr. D.E. Grobbee
Full Professor

prof. dr. ir. Y.T. (Yvonne) van der Schouw
Full Professor

prof. dr. T. (Tiny) Jaarsma
Full Professor

dr. W.M.M. (W.M. Monique) Verschuren
Full Professor

dr. M.I. (Mirjam) Geerlings
Associate Professor
dr. K. (Kerstin) Klipstein-Grobusch
Associate Professor

dr. J.B. (Hans) Reitsma
Associate Professor

dr. G.A. (Ardine (G.A.)) de Wit
Associate Professor

dr. S.A.E. (Sanne) Peters
Associate Professor

dr. C.H. (Ilonca) Vaartjes
Associate Professor

dr. N.C. (Charlotte) Onland-Moret
Associate Professor

dr. G.J. Geersing
Associate Professor

dr. R. van der Graaf
Associate Professor

prof. dr. C.A.J.M. (Carlo) Gaillard
Full Professor

prof. dr. M.H. Emmelot-Vonk
Full Professor
prof. dr. H.A.H. (Karin) Kaasjager
Full Professor

prof. dr. M.C. (Marianne C.) Verhaar
Full Professor

dr. W. (Wilko) Spiering
Associate Professor - medical

dr. R.T. (Rolf) Urbanus
Associate Professor

dr. J.A.N. (Jannick) Dorresteijn
Assistant Professor - medical

dr. K.G.F. Gerritsen
Assistant Professor - medical

dr. K. (Kathelijn) Fischer
Associate Professor - medical

prof. dr. D.P.V. (Dominique) de Kleijn
Full Professor

prof. dr. J.A. (Joost A.) van Herwaarden
Full Professor

prof. dr. G.J. (Geert Jan) Biessels
Full Professor
prof. dr. L.J. (Jaap) Kappelle
Full Professor

prof. dr. G.J.E. (Gabriël) Rinkel
Full Professor
prof. dr. A. (Albert) van der Zwan
Full Professor

dr. Y.M. (Ynte) Ruigrok
Associate Professor - medical

dr. M.D.I. (Mervyn) Vergouwen
Associate Professor - medical
prof. dr. J.M.A. (Anne) Visser-Meilij
Full Professor

prof. dr. J. Hendrikse
Full Professor

prof. dr. R.M. (Rick M.) Dijkhuizen
Full Professor

prof. dr. P.A. (Pim) de Jong
Full Professor

prof. dr. B.K. Velthuis
Full Professor

dr. J.J. (Jeanine) Prompers
Associate Professor

dr. ir. J.J.M. (Jaco J.M.) Zwanenburg
Associate Professor

prof. dr. R.M. (Raymond) Schiffelers
Full Professor

prof. dr. J.P. (Peter) van Tintelen
Full Professor

prof. dr. R. (Roel) Goldschmeding
Full Professor

dr. C. (Coen) Maas
Associate Professor

dr. H.A. (Richard) van Wijk
Associate Professor

prof. dr. M.N. (Mireille) Bekker MD
Full Professor

dr. A.T. (Titia) Lely
Associate Professor - medical

prof. dr. D. (Diederik) van Dijk
Full Professor
prof. dr. A.M.G.A. (Anne Marie) de Smet
Full Professor

dr. J.M.P.J. Breur MD
Associate Professor - medical

prof. dr. R.C.H. (Roel) Vermeulen
Full Professor
Short Presentations of Recent Research uitklapper, klik om te openen
We have started to make short video presentations of recently published research. They can be found on our Youtube channel.
Cardiac healthcare in an ageing population - a machine learning approach
Contact uitklapper, klik om te openen
To get in touch with the Circulatory Health Research Center, send an email to circulatoryhealthlab@umcutrecht.nl.
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Your research
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