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Dr. Machteld Hylkema is an Associate Professor at the Department of Pathology and Medical Biology at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). She holds a Master's in Biology from Leiden University (1991) and a PhD in Immunology from Amsterdam (1995). Her research focuses on lung pathology, immunology, and epigenetics, particularly studying prenatal smoking effects on asthma/COPD susceptibility and extracellular vesicles' role in lung repair. She has secured €2.5M+ in grants and authored >110 papers. Since 2018, she directs the Erasmus+ IMIM master's program. She is editorial board member of American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology and serves on the Swedish Research Council panel.
- Education: MSc Biology (Leiden, 1991), PhD Immunology (Amsterdam, 1995)
- Research Highlights: Mouse models for asthma/COPD, epigenetic mechanisms in lung development, 3D lung tissue models
- Grants: EU grants for IMIM program (2019, 2024)
- Labs/Teams: Leading research on lung progenitor cells and environmental toxin effects
Advising: Coordinates BSc/MSc/PhD courses in immunology and translational research, mentoring students in lung biology and toxicology.
