Jeroen Pasterkamp

Jeroen Pasterkamp is professor of Translational Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University. His lab studies mechanisms underlying axonal development and disease, and aims at understanding 1) the molecular basis of neuronal subtype-specific circuit development and 2) mechanisms causing neurodegenerative disorders, such as ALS. These studies focus on a variety of molecular cues ranging from axon guidance cues to non-coding RNAs and RNA-binding proteins. His lab uses a multidisciplinary research approach including induced pluripotent stem cell, brain organoids, microfluidics, genetic models, molecular cell biology, omics and (3D) microscopy. He participates in different European consortia and is a recipient of VENI, VIDI, VICI and Gravitation grants from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. Further, he serves on different committees and is a member of the (Scientific Advisory) Board of the Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds, Dutch Parkinson Scientists, and several (inter)national research institutes. He is founder and director of the MIND facility for iPSC, brain organoids and 3D microscopy, head of the department of Translational Neuroscience (UMC Utrecht), and chair of the UMC Utrecht Brain Center. He is a member of Academia Europaea and co-lead of the recently awarded National Growth Fund consortium “Center for Animal-free Biomedical Translation”.