Eline Mertens

Eline Mertens serves as an Assistant Professor at Nyenrode Business University's Center for Marketing & Supply Chain Management, with dual affiliation to the Department of Integrative Neurophysiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research bridges neuroscience with healthcare applications, focusing on how subjective health experiences can enhance clinical decision-making beyond traditional objective metrics.

Her research interests center on the Subjective Health Perception (SHP) model, vulnerability assessment, vitality metrics, and quality of life interventions for older adults. Mertens specializes in translating complex neuroscience findings into practical healthcare applications, with particular emphasis on personalized care strategies. She combines methodological rigor with social relevance to develop interventions that directly improve patient outcomes.

Her publication record reveals a strong focus on human brain physiology, with recent articles examining pyramidal neuron diversity, synaptic communication mechanisms, and cortical signaling properties. These studies demonstrate her expertise in both experimental neuroscience techniques and their translation to clinical contexts. Her work shows consistent progression from fundamental neuroscience toward healthcare applications.

Mertens actively collaborates with international institutions including the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and the Blue Brain Project at EPFL in Lausanne. Her research methodology combines advanced electrophysiology, computational modeling, and clinical translation to address healthcare challenges.

She obtained her PhD in neuroscience from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2025 with a dissertation on human pyramidal neurons, following bachelor's and master's degrees in Health & Life Sciences and Neurosciences from the same institution. Her academic trajectory shows a deliberate shift from pure neuroscience toward healthcare applications where her analytical skills can address socially relevant issues.