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Elga De Vries

Elga De Vries PhD

Neurology
Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands

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Elga de Vries is a full professor at the Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology. Focus of her scientific career is on the cross talk of the immune system and the brain, in particular the role of the brain vasculature, in neurological diseases. After her PhD in 1995 and a Marie-Curie Fellowship to perform a post-doctoral study at University College London, she received a VIDI grant (NWO) to start her research group. Her current research is funded through multiple grants including from the Amsterdam Neuroscience, Dutch MS Research Foundation, European Neuroscience Campus, Horizon 2020, International Society for Alzheimer research (ISAO), Marie Curie International Trainings Networks, and Zon MW (Memorabel). Within the research group, interest is in the involvement of the neurovascular unit in health and disease and how this affects neuronal function, using state-of-the art techniques.
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