Loek van der Kallen

Dr. Loek van der Kallen is an Assistant Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Faculty of Science, affiliated with the Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research. His research focuses on neuronal plasticity, synaptic biology, and transcriptional regulation, particularly involving NFIL3. He contributes to the SynGO consortium, investigating protein interactions in synapses.

• Education: Bachelor (Psychobiology, UvA), Master (Neuroscience & Cognition, Utrecht), PhD (VU Amsterdam).

Research interests include molecular mechanisms of gene regulation in neurons, synaptic function, and developmental neuroscience. He teaches courses on Medical Genomics and Human Development.

His work has been recognized with the KnowVU award 2016. He collaborates on grants and actively publishes in molecular and cellular neuroscience.