2026
Within Sanquin around 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.
Please, always check the university website for last minute changes.
| PhD candidate | Date | Title | University |
| Lydian de Ligt | 4 June 2026 | University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Medicine | |
| Anouk Jurgens | 13 May 2026 | Margins of the Message: Cracking the 3′UTR Enigma in T Cell Immunology: How RBPs and mTOR program selective post-transcriptional control | University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Medicine |
| Janita Oosterhoff | 17 March 2026 | Utrecht University, Faculty of Science | |
| Lisan Kuijper | 25 February 2026 | University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science | |
| Tim Postmus | 19 February 2026 | University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Medicine | |
| Christine Kreher | 16 February 2026 | University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science | |
| Bert Veuskens | 7 January 2026 | Complementing the factor H protein family: from assays to outcomes | University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Medicine |