prof.dr. Gijsje Koenderink

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1. Personal details
   Prof. dr. Gijsje Koenderink
   FOM Institute AMOLF
   Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, the Netherlands
   e-mail:  g.koenderinkATamolf.nl
   phone:   +31-20-7547100
   fax:       +31-20-7547290
   Female; born, 10/10/74, Utrecht (NL), married, two sons.
   Nationality: Dutch (NL)
2. Appointments
   2014–present  Department head, Systems Biophysics department, FOM Institute AMOLF
   2010–present  Professor (‘bijzonder hoogleraar’) of Biological Soft Matter Physics at the Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam
   2006–present  Scientific group leader, Biological Soft Matter, FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam Tenured (permanent appointment) since 2011
3. Education
   2003-PhD in Chemistry, Utrecht University (Netherlands). Thesis title: Rotational and translational self-diffusion in colloidal mixtures, Advisor: Prof. A.P. Philipse
   1998-Master of Science in Chemistry with specialization Colloid & Physical Chemistry, Utrecht University (Netherlands)
4. Publications and presentations: 65+papers in peer-reviewed journals (H-index: 26); 27+ invited talks at international conferences; currently supervises 6 PhD theses.
5. Research Fields: cellular biophysics, biopolymers, cytoskeleton, self-organization, rheology/polymer mechanics, mechanotransduction, soft condensed matter physics.
6. Prizes and Awards
   2013-ERC Starting Grant
   2008-Elected Member of The Young Academy (DJA), part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), with the aim of selecting the 10 most promising upcoming scientists across all disciplines in the Netherlands, term 2008-2013
   2008-VIDI award, personal grant for promising young scientists, part of the Innovational Research Incentives Scheme of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
   2008-Human Frontier Young Investigator Grant with L. Kreplak (Canada) and J. Plastino (France)
   2004-Marie Curie OIF postdoctoral fellowship (FP6-2002-Mobility-6B)