Elly Hol

Elly Hol is a Full Professor of 'Glia biology of brain diseases' at Utrecht University and holds a special professorship at the University of Amsterdam. She leads a research group at the UMC Utrecht Brain Center, focusing on glial cells' roles in neurological and psychiatric diseases. Her work spans molecular neurobiology to translational studies using human post-mortem tissue, cell models, and mouse models.

• PhD in Molecular Neurobiology (Utrecht University, 1990-1994)
• Max Planck Fellowship (1995-1996)
• Netherlands Brain Foundation Fellowship (2000-2003)

Her research interests include glia biology, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, glioma, reactive gliosis, and adult neurogenesis. She has published extensively in journals like Nature Neuroscience and Science, with a focus on GFAP isoforms, astrocyte biology, and microglial heterogeneity.

Scientific accolades include the 2009 NWO VICI grant and a 2019 plenary lecture at the European Glia Meeting. She serves on editorial boards (e.g., Glia), chairs Alzheimer Nederland's advisory board, and directs graduate programs at Utrecht University.