Professor of Genome and Exposome, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen
Works as a paediatrician and clinical geneticist in St. Petersburg, Russia
PhD thesis entitled "The Autoimmune Puzzle: Shared and Specific Genetics of Immune-Related Diseases," Utrecht University, awarded cum laude
Recipient of the Rosalind Franklin Fellowship at Groningen University for studying the biology of common diseases, immune senescence, and aging
Awardee of multiple personal grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
Founder of the Groningen Microbiome Hub, leader of the international MiBioGen consortium, which studies the effects of host genetics on the gut microbiome
Current interests: Early-life microbiome, early-life virome, host-microbiome interactions, immune-microbiome development, breast milk composition.
The scientific lead for the longitudinal parent-baby cohort LifelinesNEXT, and her team is conducting analyses of early-life factors, microbiome, virome, and metabolism in relation to infant health.
