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Dimitri Diavatopoulos has been appointed as Associate Professor – eRGL within the Radboudumc Scientific Career Path.
Dimitri Diavatopoulos' research in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, focuses on how immune memory is formed and maintained during infection and vaccination, with the aim of accelerating vaccine development for respiratory diseases. His group bridges experimental and clinical research to investigate systemic and mucosal immune responses in both healthy and vulnerable populations. Using human challenge models and immune biomarkers, his work supports effective immunization strategies and contributes to sustainable, evidence-based public health interventions.
AP-RGL title: “Experimental and Translational Vaccinology”
Main research program: Human challenge models & cellular innate immunity
About the Scientific Career Path
The Scientific Career Path is the first of three Academic Career Paths established at Radboudumc. The career path is established to provide stability and a transparent career prospective for talented researchers aspiring a scientific career at the Radboudumc. The assessment criteria are aligned with the national Recognition and Rewards Initiative. Other career paths within the Radboudumc with focus on Education & Training and Academic Healthcare are implemented from January 2026 (Find latest news item here).
This Scientific Career path includes a Talent Track for researchers moving from postdoc to Associate Professor and Research Group Leader (RGL), and a Career Track for progression from Associate Professor-RGL to full Professor-RGL.
The Talent Track is divided into two phases:
Phase 1, targets postdocs with several years of experience. Researchers within the track benefit from a training program and peer-to-peer support. After up to five years, candidates are reassessed for promotion to phase 2: Assistant Professor with a research profile.
Phase 2, targets postdocs with more than 5 years of relevant experience who have started building their own research group. In up to five years, these candidates work on their professional and personal development, while expanding their team to become an independent research group, ultimately preparing for their appointment as Associate Professor-RGL. The Hypatia scheme is also integrated into this phase for external candidates.
The Talent Track Committee evaluates all research-profile candidates and advises the Radboudumc Executive Board on appointments within Talent Track phases 1, 2, and the promotion to Associate Professor-RGL.
Read more about the Scientific Career Path: https://www.radboudumc.nl/en/intranet/research/scientific-career-path
