Roshan Cools

Roshan Cools is a Full Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at the Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands and a Principal Investigator at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. She has held academic positions since 2002, including Royal Society Research Fellowships and progressively senior roles at Radboud University Medical Center.

• Current: Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Radboud University Medical Center (2011–now)
• Current: Principal Investigator, Donders Institute (2007–now)
• Previous: Associate/Assistant Professor at Radboud University Medical Center (2009–2009)
• Previous: Royal Society Research Fellow, University of Cambridge (2002–2007)
• Previous: Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley (2003–2005)

Her research bridges human cognitive neuroscience, pharmacology, and psychiatry, focusing on the neurochemical and neural basis of cognitive and motivational control in health and disease. She employs interdisciplinary methods including neuroimaging, genetics, and pharmacological interventions.

She has authored over 100 publications with >8000 citations and an H-index of 44. Her work appears in journals like Neuron, Current Biology, and Brain. Former trainees have secured prestigious fellowships including Rubicon, Veni, and Marie Curie.

Key Awards:

• Vici Award (2014)
• James McDonnell Scholar Award (2012)
• Vidi Award (2008)
• Royal Society Fellowships (2006–2002)
• Radboud Science Award (2011)

Her research group has secured over €8 million in grant funding, emphasizing translational approaches to understanding brain-behavior interactions.