Bram van der Eerden - Bone Group

I was trained as a cell biologist and obtained my PhD in 2002 at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. From then onwards I worked at the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where I am currently group leader of the Calcium and Bone Metabolism research group as part of the Bone Diseases research line and coordinating head of the 11 laboratories within the department of Internal Medicine. I am a daily board member of the departmental Research Council, a member of the steering team on dialogue sessions and I represent the Dijkzigt theme as a steering member for the novel next generation research tower.

My research focus areas are bone tissue (re)generation and calcium/phosphate homeostasis. In collaboration with Lidy Fratila-Apachitei and Pouyan Boukany, I am interested in novel ways to study bone anabolic approaches, making use of human bone-derived extracellular matrix and microphysiological systems such as organ-on-chip technology, respectively. In collaboration with PIs Fernando Rivadeneira and Evert van Velsen, I am exploring mechanisms of action for novel genes/proteins underlying both common and rare bone conditions, both derived from population studies and patients treated within the Erasmus MC Bone Centre.

I have been a board member of the Dutch Society for Calcium and Bone Metabolism and within the European Calcified Tissues Society (ECTS), I held positions in scientific program committees as well as the E-learning and corporate engagement and sponsoring action groups. Having been the treasurer since its foundation in 2017, I am currently the president of the international Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BMAS) and council member of the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies (IFMRS).

Links
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4403-6497

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bram-van-der-eerden-6583a56/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=zxQ2CYgAAAAJ