Prof. H.R. (Ruud) Delwel, PhD

Training

• 1977: VWO-B, Libanon Lyceum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 1980: BSc in Biology at the Rijks Universiteit Leiden
• 1983: Master's (‘Doctoraal’) at the Rijks Universiteit Leiden

Main subjects:

1. Parasitology, Rijks Universiteit Leiden (Dr. P. Rotmans)
2. Immunology, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (Dr. W. van Ewijk)
3. Molecular Biology, Rijks Universiteit Leiden (Dr. J.L. Bos)

• 1990: Doctorate Erasmus University Rotterdam (Cum Laude), Supervisor (‘Promotor’): Prof. Dr. B. Löwenberg, Title of thesis: “Characterization of human acute myeloid leukemia cells”

Work experience since graduating

• 1991 - 1992 Post-doctoral fellowship, St. Jude Children’s Hospital Memphis, Tenessee, USA (Dr. J.N. Ihle)
• 1993 - 1999 Assistant Professor Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 1999 - 2010 Associate Professor, Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 2010: Professor “Molecular Leukemogenesis”, Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

• Coordinator of “Keuze onderzoek” program at the Hematology department
• Coordinator of Master of Science, Molecular Medicine (2nd year students)
• Teacher in “Thema 2, Abnormale Celgroei” (first year medical students)
• Organiser of the “Erasmus Hematology Lectures”
• Training of university students and students from the “HLO"

Advisory Functions 

• 2007 - 2010: Official member of the Leukaemia Research Fund Medical and Scientific Advisory Panel
• November 2007: chairing a site visit to review the Leukaemia Research Fund Proteomics Programme (Director : Professor Tony Whetton), University of Manchester, UK
• Spring 2008: chairing a site visit to review the Leukaemia Research Fund program on “AML in Downs syndrome patients”, Hammersmith, Londen, UK
• May 2009: chairing a site visit to review the Leukaemia Research Fund program on APL: (Director : Professor David Grimwade), University of Manchester
• Board member of EHA
• Member of the Scientific subcommittee on Myeloid Biology of the American Society of Hematology 
• Member of the Scientific subcommittee on “Epigenetics in Hematological disorders” of the American Society of Hematology 
• 2020: Vice chair of the Scientific subcommittee on “Epigenetics in Hematological disorders” of the American Society of Hematology 
• 2021: Chair of the Scientific subcommittee on “Epigenetics in Hematological disorders” of the American Society of Hematology
• 2021: Program director of EHA in Barcelona.
  
  

Editorial board

• Experimental Hematology
• Haematologica
• Blood

• KWF Research Fellowship to visit Prof. Dr. JN Ihle, St Judes Children’s Research Hospital, Biochemistry department, Memphis, USA, 1991--1992
• NWO-NATO-Fellowship to visit Prof. Dr. JN Ihle, St Judes Children’s Research Hospital, Biochemistry department, Memphis, USA, 1991--1992
• Fellowship from the Royal Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW):1994-1998
• Stipends from the Dutch Cancer Society (NKB) and Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
• The 2015 Dutch Cancer Research Price (KWO-Price)
• Jose Carreras Award and Lecture, EHA 2017
  Awards and Fellowships for graduate students and postdocs within the research groep: P.J.M. Valk (KWF Research fellowship with Prof. Orkin, Boston), E.van den Akker (Jose Careras Young Investigator Award), M.Alberich-Jorda (Jose Careras/EHA Research Fellowship), and N. Rayman (KWF fellowship for “arts-assistenten”), Sanne Lugthart (Jose Careras/EHA Research Fellowship and KWF travel grant for a 5 months visit to Cornell in NY)