Peter van Hasselt

Peter van Hasselt is an Associate Professor (Universitair Hoofddocent) at Utrecht University Medical Center (UMC Utrecht), where he serves as Head of the Department of Metabolic Diseases at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital. He holds multiple leadership roles including Manager Research for the Division of Child Health (2020-2022) and current board membership in the WKZ Research Fund. His external positions include advisory roles for metabolic medication development at Zorg Instituut Nederland.

His research focuses on pediatric metabolic disorders, integrating:

• Genetic mechanisms of rare metabolic diseases
• Diagnostic innovations in metabolomics and biomarker detection
• Therapeutic development for enzyme deficiencies
• Cellular pathophysiology of metabolic conditions

Recent publications (2025) demonstrate methodological advances in mass spectrometry-based diagnostics, investigations into tRNA synthetase deficiencies, and genetic analyses of endocrine-metabolic interactions. This work collectively advances precision medicine for pediatric metabolic disorders.

He leads administrative clusters in research operations and capacity management at UMC Utrecht, and coordinates national efforts through his role as Head of Section Metabolic Diseases for the Dutch Pediatrics Association (NVK).