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Bert Smeets

Bert Smeets PhD

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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Prof. Bert Smeets, PhD, born in 1960, biochemist, did his PhD in Human Genetics in Nijmegen. From 1995 he combines genetics research with genetic testing in Maastricht, where he is a professor of Clinical Genomics, Director of the Genome Center and PI of the research institutes CARIM and GROW.

His work concentrates on mitochondrial dysfunction in metabolic, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, which is reflected in > 170 peer-reviewed papers and supportive grants. The aim is to identify the genetic causes, understand the pathology, prevent the transmission and, finally, develop new therapeutic approaches for these devastating often fatal disorders.
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