Antonius J. Rabelink#
| Membership Number: | 5363 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | THE NETHERLANDS |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/a.j.-rabelink#tab-1 |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-6780-5186 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2019 Medical Advisory Board NextKidney, for an entirely portable home hemodialysis device (Switzerland)
- 2017 Visiting professor Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), Melbourne, Australia
- 2017 - 2019 Scientific Board member and Kidney Moonshot leader of RegMed XB (regenerative medicine crossing borders), an international public private consortium to bring regenerative solutions to patients (34M euro budget)
- 2017 Advisory board, Nature Reviews Nephrology
- 2016 Figurehead of the Dutch National Science Agenda for the theme: Regenerative Medicine (Netherlands)
- 2012-2018 Coordinator EU-FP7 program consortium STELLAR: Stem cell based therapy for kidney repair (HEALTH.2012.1.4-3, 16 partners, 6M€ budget)
- 2010 Chairman of Medicine / Head of Division. Operationally responsible for healthcare, education and research in internal medicine specialties, rheumatology, oncology and radiology; ± 2000 FTE, 200M€ annual budget. (Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands)
- 2008 Editorial board, European Heart Journal
- 2007 - 2010 Member of board European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), Brussels (on behalf of International Society of Nephrology), Belgium
- 2006 - 2011 Member medical council Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts (KNAW), Netherlands
- 2005 - 2010 Chairman Institutional Medical Ethical Review Board (Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands)
- 2004 Professor of Medicine, Head of Division : Nephrology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine (Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands)
- 2004 Associate editor, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (NDT)
- 2004 - 2009 Coordinator national cell therapy initiative in myocardial infarction NHS-ICIN, Netherlands
- 2001 - 2004 Chairman of Medicine (Internal Medicine and Dermatology, UMC Utrecht, Netherlands)
- 2000 - 2004 Professor of Medicine, head department of Internal Medicine (UMC Utrecht, Netherlands)
- 1997 - 2000 Professor of Nephrology and Vascular Medicine (by Dutch Kidney Foundation, Netherlands)
- 1994 – 1995 KNAW research fellowship molecular biology with Prof Lüscher University Hospital, Bern, CH
- 1993 - 2001 Clinical staff member dept of Nephrology and Vascular Medicine, UMC Utrecht, NL
- 1993 - 1998 Fellowship from the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) (career development grant)
Fields of Scholarship
- Endothelial cell biology and the role of glycocalyx and glyco-landscapes of endothelial cell signaling
- Human induced pluripotent stem cells
- Impact of cardiovascular risk factors on integrity of the vasculature
- Dysfunction of the (micro)vasculature in end-stage organ disease
- Developing alternatives for renal replacement therapy
- Curing diabetes through islet cell transplantation
- Developing clinical guidelines for lupus, vasculitis and glomerulonephritis patients
Honours and Awards
- 2018 Elected member KHMW (Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities), Netherlands
- 2014 Distinguished (honorary) fellow European Renal Association, UK
- 2013 - 2019 President Dutch Federation for Nephrology, Netherlands
- 2013 - 2015 Chairman scientific advisory board Dutch Arthritis Association, Netherlands
- 2012 - 2020 Board member/chair Moller Foundation (charity), Netherlands
- 2010 - 2011 International Member Scientific Committee American Society of Nephrology, USA
- 2010 - 2014 Member Scientific Committee Cardiovascular Research Netherlands, Netherlands
- 2009 Member Scientific Advisory Board Inter-University Cardiology Institute (ICIN), Netherlands
- 2009 Member Committee on Cell therapy for Netherlands Medical Research Council (ZonMw), Netherlands
- 2008 Member of the board of the Bontius Foundation (charity), Netherlands
- 2006 Honorary International Member of the German Society of Kidney Disease, Germany
- 2006 - 2010 Member Scientific Board Dutch Heart Foundation (chairman, council pathogenesis), Netherlands
- 2005 - 2011 Chairman Scientific Board Dutch Kidney Foundation, Netherlands
- 2004 - 2006 Member Advisory Committee on education of health professionals (VBOC) for Ministry of Health, Welfare & Sports, Netherlands
- 2002 - 2010 Chairman Scientific Board Wilhelmina Children’s Fund (charity), Netherlands
- 1998 - 2001 Member educational committee new student curriculum (“cru 99”) Faculty of Medicine Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1998 - 2002 Chairman and co-founder of the Dutch Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, Netherlands
- 1998 Professor by special installment, through Dutch Kidney Foundation, Netherlands
