Carlijn Bouten
My interdisciplinary research is directed towards new engineering approaches to regenerate tissues and organs inside the human body and covers the complete pipeline from basic idea to clinical application. Since 2017, I spearhead the national Gravitation Program ‘Materials-Driven Regeneration’ and in 2022 I received an ERC Advanced Grant to start the RE-ALIGN program on restoring cardiac structural organization in situ. Next to my research, I serve on professional organizations and boards, including the board of the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development. I am elected member of AcademiaNet for Outstanding Female Scientists and Scholars in Europe, and elected lifetime member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.