At GUTS, our strength lies in the people behind our projects and research lines. Each member brings unique expertise and passion to drive innovation and achieve our shared goals. Explore the profiles below to learn more about the talented individuals who make GUTS thrive.
Iris Nagtegaal
Research Group Leader
Prof. dr. Iris Nagtegaal is pathologist and Professor of Gastrointestinal Pathology at the
Annemarie Boleij
Assistent professor
Dr. Annemarie Boleij is Assistent professor and leads the Cancer Microbiology Group. She
Chella van der Post
Pathologist
Dr. Chella van der Post is a pathologist and Associate Professor of Hereditary
Elisa Vink-Börger
Physician-assistent
Elisa Vink-Börger is the first and only physician-assistant in gastrointestinal oncopathology in the
Anne-Marie Vos
Pathologist
Anne-Marie Vos is a pathologist specialised in soft tissue, autopsy and gastrointestinal pathogy.
Femke Doubrava-Simmer
Scientific lecturer
Dr.Femke Simmer is scientific lecturer. Her research focuses on tumor–host interactions and the
Shannon van Lent-van Vliet
Research technician
Shannon van Lent-van Vliet is an all-round research technician working for Prof. dr.
Natasja Rutgers
Research technician
Natasja Rutgers is a dedicated research technician within the GUTS team, driven by
Renske Cremers
Research technician
Renske Cremers began working as a research technician for Dr. Annemarie Boleij after
Alem Gusinac
Data analyst
As a Bioinformatics Data Analyst, I specialize in analyzing sparse omics data
Carmen Woortman
AIOS
Linda Krijgsman
AIOS
Linda Krijgsman: At the Radboud University I studied medicine and discovered my
Sabine Dieleman
AIOS
Sabine Dieleman is a pathologist in training and PhD-student working on the role
Agata Polejowska
PhD student
Starting on 1st January 2024, Agata Polejowska is a PhD candidate working
Fatemeh Kazemzadeh
PhD student
Fatemeh Kazemzadeh studied (bio)medical engineering at the University of Tehran (Iran) and
Floor Baas
PhD student
During my degrees in Biomedical Sciences, I became fascinated with the mechanisms
Heng Zhang
PhD student
Heng Zhang is currently working on his PhD on early mucinous colorectal
Larissa van der Sluis
PhD student
I am a PhD candidate working on Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC)
Robin Lomans
PhD student
Robin Lomans is a PhD candidate in the Gastro-intestinal Unit for Tissue Science,
Valentina Angerilli
PhD student
Valentina Angerilli is an Italian pathologist, who is performing her PhD on
Verona Colaco
PhD student
Verona Colaco is a PhD candidate investigating the role of gut bacterial
Yao Shu
PhD student
Yao Shu is currently working on her PhD on tumor budding and
Sofie Wijma
PhD student
I'm a PhD student in the lab of Chella van der Post
Lars Kemp
Former PhD student
I’m a PhD-student in the lab of Chella van der Post (Department
Valentyna Kryklyva
Former PhD student
Valentyna Kryklyva studied Biology and Biochemistry at the National University of Kyiv
Ayse Oguz Erdogan
Former PhD student
Ayse Oguz Erdogan: I am a pathologist and researcher passionate about understanding
Sonay Kus-Ozturk
Former PhD student
