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Prof. Barbara Franke is Chair of Molecular Psychiatry at Radboud University's Faculty of Medical Sciences, where she heads the Department of Medical Neuroscience at Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc). She serves on the Strategy Board of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour and holds an honorary Adjunct Professorship at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Her research focuses on genetic contributions to neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders (especially ADHD and comorbidities), employing multi-omics approaches including epigenetics, bioinformatics, neuroimaging genetics, and molecular pathway analysis. She founded/coordinates major international consortia including IMpACT, ECNP Network 'ADHD across the Lifespan', and co-founded ENIGMA.
Education:
- PhD in Molecular Signal-Transduction (Utrecht University)
- MSc in Molecular and Chemical Biology (Utrecht University, cum laude)
- Biology Vordiplom (Justus Liebig Universität Giessen)
Awards & Honors:
- NWO Vici Grant (€1.5M)
- Knight in the Order of Netherlands Lion
- Elected member of three national/international academies
- Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (top 1%)
She has trained 40 PhD students and 17 postdocs, securing multiple EU consortium grants (Aggressotype, MiND, PRIME). Leads Radboud Research Theme 'Neurodevelopmental Disorders' and serves on executive boards of ECNP and International Society for Psychiatric Genetics.
