Pieternella Eline Slagboom

Prof. Dr. Eline Slagboom is a Full Professor of Molecular Epidemiology at the Leiden University Medical Center and a Max Planck Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. Her research bridges clinical studies, biobanking, and molecular biology to elucidate mechanisms underlying human aging and disease susceptibility.

• PhD in Biology (Leiden University, 1993) with thesis on Genomic Instability and Ageing
• MSc in Biology/Biochemistry (Leiden University, 1985)

Dr. Slagboom’s work spans:

• Molecular epidemiology of aging and longevity
• Integrating genetic and multi-omics data from biobanks
• Developing metabolomic biomarkers for healthspan and disease
• Studying interventional impacts on aging through lifestyle and therapeutics

Key collaborations include the Leiden Longevity Study (3500+ participants since 2002), BBMRI-NL, and FP7-Health EU projects. Her team utilizes cutting-edge omics technologies on biological samples like fibroblasts and stem cells to decode aging pathways.

She has received the Max Planck Fellow Programme award and has contributed to landmark studies on:

• Genetic determinants of longevity
• Mendelian randomization of aging biomarkers
• Metabolomic profiling for disease risk prediction
• Thyroid hormone impacts on aging populations

Her authored tools like MiMIR (for metabolomic data analysis) demonstrate computational innovation in the field.