13 November 2018

It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of Bastiaan de Galan, theme Mitochondrial diseases, as associate professor.



As associate professor he will expand his research for the treatment of complicated diabetes mellitus, in particular hypoglycemia.

Bastiaan de Galan studied Medical School at the University of Amsterdam, where he graduated in 1994. He followed specialist training at the Radboud University Medical Center, and has been a staff internist since 2003. His PhD in 2003 was on 'Hypoglycemia unawareness, pathophysiological and pharmacological aspects'. Bastiaan de Galan was appointed as senior research fellow between 2007 and 2008 at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, Australia, working on the ADVANCE study.

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