About us

Members

Jacintha Ellers (chair)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ‐ Scientific director Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE) ‐ Head of Department of Ecological Science – professor of Evolutionary Ecology – Founder Netherlands Society for Evolutionary Biology (NLSEB).

Roy Erkens (vice-chair)
Maastricht University – Associate professor of Evolutionary plant biology– Chair Scientific advisory board Naturalis – Board member Stichting Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij – Board member NIBI.

Dennis Claessen
Leiden University – Director of Education Institute of Biology – Professor of Molecular Microbiology.

Stanley Brul
University of Amsterdam – Director College of Life Sciences – Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety – Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences – Chair of the Board of NIBI.

Jocelien Olivier
University of Groningen – Chair of the board Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences – associate professor of developmental behavioural neurosciences – Board member Dutch Neurofederation – member of Round Table Life Sciences

Sander van den Heuvel
Utrecht University– Head of Department Biology – Professor in Developmental Biology.

Richard Harrison
Wageningen University & Research – Managing director Plant Sciences Group – member Horticulture & Starting Materials Top Team. 

Gert Jan Veenstra
Radboud University – Director Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, FNWI-deel – Professor in Molecular Developmental Biology.

Geert Kops
Director Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, Professor of Molecular Tumour Cell Biology at UMC Utrecht, and Senior Investigator at the Oncode Institute.