Team involved
Research team and supporters
Debbie is Professor - Principal Investigator of the Erasmus MC, Cell Biology
She managed to grow human brain organoids that allow us to investigate how structures of particular brain regions are formed, similar to what happens in the very early stages of a human embryo.
Sylvia is Clinical Supervisor and Trainer of the Zodiak-Prinsenstichting, MD PhD at expertise centre Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Medical Director at Vereniging Cornelia de Lange syndroom, (MD) Physician for ID, SIB & CdLS at International Scientific Advisory Council (SAC)
She will manage the interactions with the patients/caretakers and the CdLS family organization and help to collect tissue samples.
Mehrnaz is Head iPS core facility of the Erasmus MC, iPS core facility
Mehrnaz Ghazvini and her team from the iPS core facility will derive induced pluripotent stem cells from patient samples, which we need to grow the organoids.
Kerstin is Lid van de SAC of the Vereniging Cornelia de Lange syndroom, Molecular Genetics Research at International Scientific Advisory Council (SAC), Professor - Principal Investigator at Erasmus MC, Cell Biology
Together, we want to understand how mutations in the NIPBL gene affect the proper development of the human brain. An important aspect is to find out how brain development is affected when only a few cells have the mutation (mosaicism).
Kerstin Wendt and her PhD student Amber Hof will study which genes are affected.
Amber completed her master's degree in Molecular Neuroscience at the University of Amsterdam, where she gained extensive experience researching nerve stem cells in the adult brain.
Debbie van den Berg, her PhD student Marieke Alzeer supported by Anne Korporaal will use imaging to study the behavior of the cells.
Marieke completed the master's degree in Neuroscience and Cognition at Utrecht University; during her master's, she worked with 3-dimensional organoids to mimic brain development.
Debbie van den Berg, her PhD student Marieke Alzeer supported by Anne Korporaal will use imaging to study the behavior of the cells.
