PI
| Prof Dr Thomas Schmidt Schmidt@Physics.LeidenUniv.nl room: BG 01.23 tel: 5982 |
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PhD students & Postdocs
| Cecilia Bergonzini project: Mechanics in PDAC Chemoresistance (together with E. Danen, LACDR & E. Giovannetti, VUmc) c.bergonzini@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl room: GE 02.xx tel: 5706 |
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| Alessandro Gregori project: Mechanics in PDAC Chemoresistance (together with E. Giovannetti, VUmc & E. Danen, LACDR) a.gregori@amsterdamumc.nl room: GW 03.15 / CCA tel: 5706 / 020 444 2267 |
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| Rick Rodrigues de Mercado project: Implications of Mechanoresponse in Metastases Rodrigues@Physics.LeidenUniv.nl room: GW 03.15 tel: 5970 |
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Support Staff
| Andreea Iosif project: All the biochemistry & cell biology we do Iosif@Physics.LeidenUniv.nl room: GW 03.13 tel: 8550 |
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| Yvonne Kerkhof-Bontje secretary Kerkhof@Physics.LeidenUniv.nl room: BG 01.21 tel: 5475 |
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Former Group Members
- Gerhard Blab (PhD 1999-2003, now: Assoc Prof, University of Utrecht)
- Lena Beletkaia (PhD 2011-2015), now: Twente University of Technology
- Laurent Cognet (postdoc 2000, now: Prof University of Bordeaux)
- Stefano Coppola (PhD 2017-2021), now: Netherlands Cancer Research Institute
- Dominique Donato (postdoc 2010-2014), now: Lecturer, Leiden University Medical Center
- Jesper Donsmark (PhD 2007, now: Dansac A/S)
- Julia Eckert (PhD 2018-2022, now: U Queensland, IMB)
- Susanne Fenz (postdoc 2010-12, now: University of Wurzburg)
- Alexander Gaiduk (postdoc 2007-2008, now: Carl Zeiss)
- Claudiu Gradinaru (postdoc 2001-2003, now: Prof, U Toronto)
- Rolf Harkes (PhD 2011-2015), now: Netherlands Cancer Research Institute
- Gregory S Harms (postdoc 1999-2000, now: Assoc Prof Wilkes University, PA)
- Belinda Haupt (postdoc 2003-2005, now: Umicore)
- Freek van Hemert (PhD 2005-2009, now: Philips Research)
- Laurent Holtzer (PhD 2005-2009, now: Philips Research)
- Olga Iendaltseva (PhD 2014-2021), now: ASML
- Hedde van Hoorn (PhD 2010-2014), now: Lecturer, Delft University of Applied Sciences
- Irena Ivanovska (postdoc 2008-2010, now: UPenn)
- Henriette Jensenius (postdoc 2003-2005, now: Lorentz Center, Leiden University)
- Anastasia Loman (res.ass. 2005-2006, now: MicroPort CRM)
- Sandra de Keijzer (PhD 2001-2006, now: NWO)
- Gabby Krens (PhD 2003-2007, now: IST Vienna)
- Florian Kulzer (postdoc 2005-2007, now: Prof, Universite de Lyon)
- Piet H.M. Lommerse (PhD 1999-2003, now: STW)
- Guinevere Mathies (MSc 2005, now: Ass Prof, Universty of Konstanz)
- Tobias Meckel (postdoc 2004-2007, now: University of Darmstadt)
- Sylvie Olthuis (Research Technician, 2006-2018)
- Matthew Osbourn (res.ass. 2001-2004, now: Blackwell)
- Merete Raarup (postdoc 2002-2004, now: University of Aarhus)
- Pedro Paulo (postdoc 2006-2007, now: University of Lisbon)
- Anna Pezzarossa (PhD 2008-2011, now: Inst. Molecular Medicine, Lisbon)
- Wim Pom (PhD 2013-2017, now: Dutch Cancer Research Institute)
- Hilde Rinia (postdoc 2003, now: )
- Marcel Schaaf (posdoc 2000-2003, now: Assoc Prof, Leiden Institute of Biology)
- Ralf Schmauder (PhD 2001-2005, now: University Hospital Jena)
- Stefan Semrau (PhD 2005-2009, now: Assoc Prof, Leiden Institute of Physics)
- Arnauld Serge (postdoc 2001-2003, now: Ass Prof, University of Marseille)
- Paige Shaklee (PhD 2005-2009, now: Cell Press)
- Karin Vastenhoud (res.ass. 2003-2006, now: Shell)
Guests
- Ginevra Chioccioli Altadonna, University of Florence (Oct 2021 – Jul 2022)
- Dr Dave Chandler, Sandia National Laboratory (Jul 2002 – Jan 2003)
- Prof Dr Richard Horn, Jefferson Med. College (Jul-Sep 1997)
- Anna Kicheva, MPI-CBG, (Nov 2005-Feb 2006)
- Dr Nenad Mitrovic, LH Hospital Vöcklabruck (Jul-Sep 1997)
- Patrick Frederix, University of Basel (Jan 1998)
