Gaston Boulanger PODCAST HANS CLEVERS

Today, we're doing something a bit different with a special guest – the renowned researcher, Hans Clevers. Interestingly, Dr. Clevers was actually my professor back when I was studying Medical Biology, and his career has captivated me ever since.

In this episode, we'll take a deep dive into Hans Clevers' extraordinary journey – from his early days to his groundbreaking work in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. His story not only inspires young scientists but also highlights the sheer beauty of scientific exploration.

Join us for an inspiring journey through the life of this visionary thinker.

Education:

1982 University of Utrecht, M.Sc. in Biology

1984 University of Utrecht, M.D. 

1985 University of Utrecht, Ph.D.

Professional experience

1985–1989 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, Postdoctoral Fellow Pathology, Cox Terhorst Lab

1989–1991 University of Utrecht, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, Lecturer in Clinical Immunology

1991–2002 University of Utrecht, Dept. of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Professor and Chairman

2002–2012 Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht, Head Director

Since 2002 University of Utrecht, Professor in Molecular Genetics

2002–2022 Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, (continued as advisor beyond March 2022), Principal Investigator of a research group of ~25 scientists

2012–2015 Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Utrecht, President

2015–2019 Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Director Research

2015–2022 Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Principal lnvestigator of a research group (continued as advisor beyond 2022)

2019–2022 Roche Holding Ltd., Member of the Board of Directors

Since 2022 Roche Basel, Head of Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED)

Other activities / non-profit activities / memberships

2005–2015 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), Lausanne

2006–2008 President of the International Society of Differentiation (ISD)

2012–2015 Member of the board of the American Association for Cancer Research

2014–2020 Chief Scientific Officer der HUB Organoids Technology, Utrecht

2015–2021 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna

Since 2016 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Francis Crick Institute, London

2016–2021 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Decibel Therapeutics, Boston

2016–2022

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board and co-founder of Surrozen, San Francisco

2016–2020 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Kallyope, New York

2017–2018 President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)

2018–2021 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Merus, Utrecht

2020–2022 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board and co-founder of Xilis, North Carolina

2021–2022 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board and co-founder of D1 Med, Shanghai

2021–2021 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Volastra, New York

Professional Associations

2000 Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW), Amsterdam

2014 National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Washington

2016 Academie des Sciences de I 'Institut de France, Paris

2017 Orden Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste, Berlin

2019 The Royal Society, London

2019 The Royal Society, Edinburgh

Awards / Honors

2000 Catharijne-prize for medical research, Utrecht

2001 Award from the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Nice

2001 Spinoza Award of the Netherlands Reserach Council (NWO, Den Haag)

2004 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

2005 The Science and Society Prize, Amsterdam

2005 The French honor of “Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur”

2005 Katharine Berkan Judd Award, New York

2006 Rabbi Shai Shacknai Memorial Prize for Immunology and Cancer Research, Jerusalem

2008 Josephine Nefkens Prize for Cancer Research (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam)

2008 Meyenburg Cancer Research Award, Germany

2009 The Queen Wilhelmina Dutch Cancer Society Award, Amsterdam

2010 The United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF) Research Prize

2011 The Ernst Jung Medical Award, Germany

2011 Kolff prize, Amsterdam

2012 Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) Léopold Griffuel Prize, Paris

2012 William Beaumont prize of the American Gastroenterology Association (USA)

2012 The Heineken Prize for Medicine, Amsterdam

2012 Knight in the Order of the Nederlands' Lion

2013 The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, San Francisco

2014 Massachusetts General Hospital Award in Cancer Research, Massachusetts

2014 Fellow of the AACR Academy, Washington

2014 Struyvenberg European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) medal, Utrecht

2014 National Icon of the Netherlands, Amsterdam

2015 ISSCR-McEwen Award for Innovation, San Francisco

2016 The Academy Professor Prize of the Royal Netherlands Academy, Amsterdam

2016 Kazemi Award for Research Excellence in Bio-Medicine, Teheran

2016 The Körber European Science Prize, Germany

2016 Swammerdam medaille, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2016 The Ilse & Helmut Wachter award, Hamburg, Germany

2017 Princess Takamatsu Award of Merit, Tokyo, Japan

2017 Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern, Germany

2018 Academia Europaea Erasmus Medal, Barcelona, Spain

2019 Keio Medical Science Prize, Tokyo, Japan

2019 Citation Laureate, Web of Science Group 

2021 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award

2022 Ammodo Science Award

2022 Taobuk da Vinci Science Award