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Affiliation and Education
Jan Buitelaar is Professor of Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Radboud University Medical Centre and Principal Investigator at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour in Nijmegen, Netherlands. He heads the Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Centre. He earned his M.D. (1978) and Ph.D. (1991) from Utrecht University, specializing in psychiatry at Utrecht and Erasmus Universities.
Research Focus
His interdisciplinary research integrates clinical studies, neuroimaging, genetics, and pharmacology to investigate neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, autism, and aggression-related conditions. Current work emphasizes translational neuroscience identifying molecular targets for ADHD/autism through preclinical models and human imaging genetics.
Publication Trends
Recent articles (2011-2015) demonstrate a strong focus on neuroimaging biomarkers (fMRI/MRI), genetic associations, and non-pharmacological interventions for ADHD. Key themes include brain structure/function alterations, familial risk patterns, and dietary impacts on behavior.
Awards and Honors
- Lifetime Achievement Award (INSAR, 2023)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (Eunethydis, 2022)
- Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion (2020)
- Oeuvre Award (ESCAP, 2019)
- Fellow, INSAR (2018)
- Dutch Society for Psychiatry Research Award (2011)
Leadership and Funding
He coordinates multiple EU consortia (CANDY, BRAINVIEW) and leads work packages in projects like AIMS-2-TRIALS and Eat2beNICE. His research is funded by the EU, NIH, and Dutch Medical Research Council. He advises pharmaceutical companies including Roche, Novartis, and Boehringer Ingelheim.
Laboratories and Teams
Leads the Neuropsychiatric and Developmental Disorders research group at Radboudumc and the Donders Institute, emphasizing collaborative 'consortium neuroscience' approaches.
