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Chair, Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; and Scientific Director, Netherlands Proteomics Center

Main research aims? I am trying to understand life – by studying all facets of all proteins and how they function. I do this through the glasses of a mass spectrometer.

Making personalized medicine a reality… In the short term analytical science could be used to much better monitor drug effects and optimize doses/treatments, thereby avoiding the misuse of drugs and adverse effects.

Transforming disease diagnosis and treatment…We need to start analyzing and monitoring protein levels in each healthy individual, as this is the genuine control to be able to diagnose diseases states later on.