2022
Within Sanquin around 75-80 PhD students are working on a thesis. In most cases Sanquin Researchers that hold a professorship at one of the Dutch universities act as supervisor/promotor.
Most PhD students follow courses at those universities, as part of their research training. Sanquin researchers also contribute to these courses. Each year, around 15 PhD theses are defended.

PhD Programs
Sanquin offers postgraduate academics the opportunity to become an independent researcher. Are you looking for a good place to do your PhD thesis? Visit our PhD Programs page for more information.
PhD student | Date | Title | University |
Bram van Steen | 14 November 2022 | Zooming in on leukocyte extravasation: Discovering new pathways with innovative technologies | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Science) |
Lanette Kempers | 28 September 2022 | A vascular affair | Universtity of Amsterdam (Faculty of Science) |
Paul Ramler | 20 September 2022 | Postpartum Hemorrhage: From Insight to Action | Leiden University (Faculty of Medicine) |
Dieke van Rees | 22 June 2022 | Cancer cell destruction by neutrophils: A piecemeal approach | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine) |
Loes Cornelissen | 22 June 2022 | Bleeding in hemato-oncology patients: Beyond the platelet paradigm | Leiden University (Faculty of Medicine) |
Janine Arts | 21 June 2022 | Going with the waves: The role of the vasculature during leukocyte transendothelial migration | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Science) |
Saskia van Asten | 20 June 2022 | Mediators of Intercellular Communication in Immune Responses | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Science) |
Jorn Gerritsma | 15 June 2022 | Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine) |
Isabelle Ree | 26 April 2022 | Optimising neonatal management of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn | Leiden University (Faculty of Medicine) |
David Schmidt | 7 April 2022 | Individualized Prognosis in Childhood Immune Thrombocytopenia | Leiden University (Faculty of Medicine) |
Sergio Kamminga | 1 April 2022 | Polyomaviruses in blood donors: Detection, prevalence and blood safety | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine) |
Marije Kat | 1 April 2022 | The Weibel-Palade body from formation to fireworks | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine) |
Sanne de Bruin | 31 March 2022 | Transfusion practises and novel blood products: Pre-clinical and clinical studies | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine) |
Laura Delvasto Núñez | 13 January 2022 | The tango lesson: Complement and hemolysis in the pathogenesis of thrombosis in AIHA | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine) |
Cathelijn Aarts | 11 January 2022 | Neutrophils, from Stem Cells to Immune Suppressors | University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medcine) |