RESEARCH GROUP Deelen

Joris Deelen

Research Group Leader

SCIENTIFIC CAREER

2020-present Research Group Leader
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
2016-2020Postdoctoral researcher
Biological Mechanisms of Ageing (Linda Partridge), Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
2013-2016Postdoctoral researcher
Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences (Eline Slagboom), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Education

2008-2014Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Molecular Epidemiology (cum laude), Leiden University, The Netherlands. Title thesis: “Genetic and biomarker studies of human longevity”
2006-2008Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands
2003-2006Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biomedical Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Grants / Prizes / Awards

2022–2027 ERC Starting Grant
2022–2026 Longevity Impetus Grant
2017-2019 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers