Maurice Van Steensel MD, PhD

Professor Maurice Van Steensel studied medicine at the University of Nijmegen (the Netherlands) obtaining his MD in 1996. During his studies, he was active in clinical genetics research and trained in molecular genetics. After graduating, he completed a cum laude Ph.D. in genetics and dermatology, whilst training to become a dermatologist.

In 2006, Dr van Steensel completed his dermatology training and in 2008 became associate professor and vice-chair of the Department of Dermatology in Maastricht. He was appointed full professor in 2010 and joined the Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore as a Senior Principal Investigator in February 2014. In January 2015, Professor Maurice became a professor of Dermatology at the School of Medicine, University of Dundee, United Kingdom. In November 2015, he was appointed Honorary Visiting Professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Professor Maurice joined the Skin Research Institute of Singapore full-time as a founding Research Director in June 2017 and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine as a Full Professor in September of that year.

Steensel is an internationally renowned expert in genetic skin disorders with over two decades of clinical and research experience in the field. His published work runs the gamut from clinical trials to ciliary biology. His present research focuses on the identification of novel active compounds for treating skin conditions.