André Uitterlinden#
| Membership Number: | 7586 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES |
| Affiliated section(s): | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | THE NETHERLANDS |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.erasmusmc.nl/en/research/researchers/uitterlinden-andre |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-7276-3387 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andr%C3%A9-g-uitterlinden-03a15a13/ |
| Publication Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=uitterlinden+a&sort=date |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2012 - 2025 Head Laboratory of Population Genomics, dept Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre (MC) Rotterdam, NL
- 2007 - 2025 Professor Complex Genetics, dept. Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL (Emiritus since Nov 2025)
- 2001 - 2012 Head of the Genetic Laboratory, dept. Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
- 2000 - 2020 Honorary position, dept Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
- 2000 - 2025 Staff member dept Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
- 1998 - 2023 Honorary position at Dept. Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
- 1994 - 2000 Senior Research Fellow, Dept Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
- 1990 -1994 Head of the dept Genetic Diagnostics, INGENY B.V., Leiden, NL
- 1985 -1990 Head of the section Genome Analysis at TNO-IvEG, Rijswijk, NL
- 1984 -1985 Research Associate working at Lifecodes, Corp. (Valhalla, New York, USA)
Fields of Scholarship
- Molecular evolution
- Genetic diseases
- Ageing
- Genetic epidemiology
- DNA forensics
- Molecular genetics
- Polymorphism analysis
- Genetic analysis of complex traits
- DNA diagnostics
Honours and Awards
- 2018 CHARGE Tiger Leadership award (USA)
- 2021 ECTS Mike Horton Award Basic Bone Research (Europe)
- 2023 CHARGE Tiger Adrien Cupples Mentorship award (USA)
- 2025 CHARGE Tiger Hall of Fame award (USA)
