Titia Lely

A. Titia Lely is a Full Professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht, where she leads translational research on kidney and vascular health in hypertensive pregnancies. Her clinical work focuses on Maternal Medicine, particularly managing pregnancies in women with kidney disease. She collaborates with the Department of Nephrology, Vascular Medicine, and the Julius Center for Epidemiology, as well as the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG).

• Education: PhD in Nephrology (UMCG), Postdoctoral Training in Preeclampsia (Harvard)

Her research integrates bench-to-bedside approaches to improve cardiovascular and renal outcomes for mothers and offspring, with a focus on digital health innovations and value-based obstetric care. Recent publications highlight applications of telemonitoring, predictive modeling, and multidisciplinary collaborations in managing hypertensive and autoimmune complications during pregnancy.

Scientific Awards:

• Dutch Kidney Foundation Innovation Grant (2017, €100,000)
• ZonMW Clinical Fellowship (2013, €160,000)
• Kolff Postdoc Grant (2011, €170,000)
• UMCG MD/PhD Grant (2011, as supervisor)

Lely has supervised PhD candidates such as K. Holwerda and works across strategic programs including Child Health and Circulatory Health.