Prof. Dr. Nine Knoers

Professor Nine Knoers was chair of the Department of Genetics at the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCH), The Netherlands (2018-2024). She received her M.D. (1986) and Ph.D. (cum laude, 1990) from the Catholic University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. She was trained and certified as Clinical Geneticist at the Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen. From 2011 until 2018, she was chair of the Department of Genetics at the University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands. She was chair of the Dutch Society of Clinical Genetics (2007-2015) and Member of the Dutch Health Council (2008-2018). In 2017, she became Honorary member of the Dutch Society of Clinical Genetics, as recognition of major contributions to Clinical Genetics and to professionalization of the Society. Her major research effort focuses on the identification of genes for inherited kidney disorders and on their pathophysiology to find clues for treatment. She was awarded the Donald Seldin Lectureship of the International Society of Nephrology (2013), as a recognition of a major contribution in basic science related to nephrology and the Catharijne oeuvre award 2016 (Catharijne foundation) for groundbreaking contributions to nephrogenetics. In September 2024, she he was awarded a royal decoration as Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands. She has published over 300 scientific papers, including papers in Nature Genetics, Science, Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine and 28 Chapters in books.