Dr. Hedwich Kuipers
Positions
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Full Member
The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 1.403.210.7636
Background
Educational Background
PhD Immunology, University of Leiden, 2007
MSc/BSc Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of Leiden, 2001
Research
Areas of Research
The general interest of my lab is in neuroinflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and trying to understand the interaction between immune cells entering the central nervous system (CNS) and its resident cells. The main focus is on astrocytes, a cell type in the CNS, whose role in neuroinflammatory diseases is much overlooked. We have shown before that these cells, which are the most abundant cell type in the brain, can release factors that help immune cells infiltrate into CNS tissue. We are currently investigating how astrocytes interact with these immune cells and how they shape their responses, using molecular and cell biology approaches, as well as animal models of MS.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
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