Rick van Minkelen

Rick van Minkelen is a Researcher at Erasmus MC in the Clinical Genetics department. His work focuses on neurogenetics, particularly frontotemporal dementia and genetic screening.

• Active in exome sequencing for prenatal and postnatal genetic disorders
• Key contributor to the GENFI (Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia Initiative) study
• Research spans non-coding RNA, cerebral perfusion, and neurodegenerative disease mechanisms

His recent publications highlight collaborations across neurology, genetics, and pediatrics. Notable work includes optimizing prenatal diagnostic panels, analyzing GRN variants in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and mapping cerebral perfusion changes in presymptomatic dementia cases. Articles demonstrate expertise in statistical modeling (logistic regression, proportional hazards) and clinical genomics.