معرفی
Prof. Martijn Nawijn is a Professor in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Groningen, leading research in respiratory diseases at the Department of Pathology and Medical Biology. His work focuses on molecular mechanisms of asthma, COPD, and cystic fibrosis using single-cell omics and computational methods. He coordinates the Lung Bionetwork (Human Cell Atlas) and leads EU-funded consortia like discovAIR and RESPIRE-EXCEL. Nawijn has secured over €10M in grants, published >150 papers, and supervised 12 PhD students. He also chairs the Young Investigators Committee of the Dutch Society of Immunology and teaches immunology courses at BSc/MSc levels.
Research Interests:
- Mechanisms of chronic respiratory diseases
- Single-cell and spatial -omics technologies
- Endotype identification via computational biology
- Translational strategies for precision medicine
Notable Achievements:
- ERS mid-career Gold Medal (2023)
- Coordinator of Human Lung Cell Atlas (Nature Medicine 2023)
- €4.9M EU discovAIR grant (2018-2023)
Grants & Teams:
- Supervises 10 current PhD students
- Multidisciplinary collaborations with clinicians, bioinformaticians, and industry partners
- Member of UMCG's Research Portfolio Management Team
Labs/Teams: Leads the Groningen Research Institute on Asthma and COPD (GRIAC) and participates in international consortia advancing lung cell mapping and precision medicine.
