Guus van den Akker

Guus van den Akker is an assistant professor at the department of Orthopedic Surgery of Maastricht University. His PhD studies focused on gene-environment interactions in chondrogenic differentiation and characterization & immortalization of intervertebral disc cells (Molecular Genetics / Orthopedics). Subsequently, he did a post-doc at the Experimental Rheumatology lab at the RadboudUMC under supervision of Prof. Dr. Peter van der Kraan. Here, he investigated the effect of osteoarthritis-related inflammation on chondrogenic differentiation within the UKRMP SmartStep consortium. Finally, Guus moved back to the Molecular Cartilage Biology lab in Maastricht, where he investigates the pathobiology of osteoarthritis and the potential involvement of ribosome dysfunction.

Contact: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center

Postal address:Universiteitssingel 50, 6229ER Maastricht (dept Orthopedic surgery, room H3.336)

Phone: +31 (0) 43 3881531

E-mail: g.vandenakker@maastrichtuniversity.nl