Six Medical Delta professors for Leiden
Six professors or associate professors from Leiden University have officially been appointed 'Medical Delta Professor'. Their inauguration took place at the Medical Delta Conference in Delft on 8 April.
Medical Delta is a partnership between Leiden University, the LUMC, TU Delft, Erasmus University, Erasmus MC, four universities of applied sciences in Zuid-Holland (The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Leiden University of Applied Sciences, and Inholland University of Applied Sciences), government bodies, healthcare institutions and business. Medical Delta aims to develop technological solutions for sustainable healthcare.
Medical Delta appoints Medical Delta Professors each year. They hold two or more appointments at two or more of the nine affiliated academic institutions. These professors have distinguished themself through their research and work as people who connect academic disciplines and bridge the gap between research and practice. The official title is not just a form of recognition: for at least five years, the professors will actively serve as ambassadors for transdisciplinary collaboration in health, innovation, and implementation.
The Leiden Medical Delta Professors are:
Machiel van Dorst (TU Delft – Architecture; Leiden University – Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences)
This Professor of Environment, Behaviour and Design at the TU Delft Faculty of Architecture researches the interaction between environment, behaviour, urban design and landscape design.
Ineke van der Ham (Leiden University – Faculty of Social Sciences; TU Delft – Architecture)
Van der Ham is Professor of Technological Innovations in Neuropsychology at Leiden University and researches spatial thinking in physical and virtual environments.
Arfan Ikram (Erasmus MC; LUMC)
This Professor of Epidemiology at Erasmus Medical Center focuses on neurological disorders such as dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease) and healthy brain ageing.
Daniël Pijnappels (LUMC; TU Delft - EWI)
Pijnappels is Professor of Cellular Electrophysiology and Head of the Laboratory for Experimental Cardiology at the LUMC. He integrates new biology with technology to help understand and treat heart diseases.
Judith Rietjens (TU Delft – Industrial Design; Erasmus MC; Leiden University – Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Rietjens is Professor of Design for Public Health at the Faculty of Industrial Design at TU Delft and is also affiliated with the Department of Public Health at Erasmus MC. She focuses on person-centered and sustainable care.
Suzan van der Pas (Leiden University of Applied Sciences; LUMC)
Van der Plas is Lecturer in Social Innovation at Leiden University of Applied Sciences and Programme Leader of the Social Domain Workstation in The Hague & Leiden. She is also an Associate Professor at Leiden University Medical Center. Van der Pas focuses on social innovation and governance of health and well-being, with or without a focus on the elderly. She works on developing and implementing innovative practices for care and welfare professionals, emphasising collaboration among professionals to promote the inclusion and participation of citizens.
For more information about the professors and their research, see the Medical Delta website.