About Us
The EVOLF consortium of 31 scientist leaders with over a 100 PhD students and postdocs is unique worldwide in its top quality and high diversity. The team combines an exceptional breadth of expertise, ranging from natural sciences and engineering to ethics and responsible innovation. With two-thirds of the PIs being early/mid-career, EVOLF involves the next generation of top scientists to ensure a continued leading role of the Netherlands in the rapidly developing global field of synthetic cell research & technology.
Managed by the steering board:
Wilhelm Huck
Kristina Ganzinger
Jeroen van den Hoven
Gijsje Koenderink
Marileen Dogterom
Cees
Dekker
Chair
Vice chair
Siewert- Jan Marrink
Meet our 31 leading scientists
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Lotte Asveld
TU Delft
Ethics, safety by design, RRI
Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam
TU Delft
Biophysics & technology
Marianne Bauer
TU Delft
Theoretical biophysics
Greg Bokinsky
TU Delft
Synthetic biology, metabolism
Stan Brouns
TU Delft
Microbiology, CRISPR technology
Sabina Caneva
TU Delft
Nanotechnology, lab-on-chip
Nico Claassens
Wageningen University
Microbiology, synthetic biology
Pascale Daran-Lapujade
TU Delft
Genome engineering
Cees Dekker
TU Delft
Biophysics; genome, cell division
Marileen Dogterom
TU Delft
Cell biophysics
Thijs Ettema
Wageningen University
Microbial evolution
Kristina Ganzinger
AMOLF
Biophysics of cell signaling
Kristin Grußmayer
TU Delft
Super-res/smart microscopy, AI
Jeroen van den Hoven
TU Delft
Ethics, design for values, RRI
Matthias Heinemann
University of Groningen
Systems biology, metabolism
Wilhelm Huck
Radboud University
Systems chemistry, microfluids, AI
Timon Idema
TU Delft
Theoretical biophysics
Arjen Jakobi
TU Delft
Cryogenic electron microscopy
Julia Kamenz
University of Groningen
Cell biology of cell cycle control
Gijsje Koenderink
TU Delft
Biophysics, cell division & signaling
Liedewij Laan
TU Delft
Biophysics & evolution
Dimphna Meijer
TU Delft
Molecular neurobiology
Siewert Jan Marrink
University of Groningen
Computational chemistry, AI
John van der Oost
Wageningen University
Microbial & synthetic biology
Alexander van Oudenaarden
Hubrecht Institute
Single-cell omics
Bert Poolman
University of Groningen
Biochemistry, metabolism
Dirk Slotboom
University of Groningen
Biochemistry, metabolism
Sander Tans
AMOLF/ TU Delft
Biophysics, signaling
Marvin Tanenbaum
Hubrecht Institute/ TU Delft
Cell biology, gene expression dynamics
Pieter Rein ten Wolde
AMOLF
Theoretical biophysics
Gijs Wuite
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Biophysics, genome replication, cell signaling
Celebrating our diverse team
Our team is proud of its diversity in gender, age, and expertise. We value the rich perspectives and innovative ideas this diversity brings, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
Come join us!
View our current open positions. We regularly add multiple new positions, so keep an eye on our website.
International advisory board
Craig Venter, top-down minimal cells, Venter Institute, US
Petra Schwille, synthetic cell division, Max Planck, DE
Christine Jacobs-Wagner, microbial cell biology, Stanford, US
Kate Adamala, bottom-up synthetic cells, Minnesota, US
Erwin Frey, theory, Munich, DE
Eugene Koonin, evolution, NIH, US
Christophe Danelon, bottom-up synthetic cells, Toulouse, FR
Zan Luthey-Schulten, whole-cell modelling, Urbana, US
Roel Boven berg, synthetic biology, DSM-Firmenich, CH
Jane Calvert, RRI synthetic biology, Edinburgh, UK