Hans Clevers

Hans Clevers obtained his MD degree in 1984 and his PhD degree in 1985 from the University Utrecht, the Netherlands. His postdoctoral work was done with Cox Terhorst at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, affiliated with Harvard University, Boston, USA.

From 1991-2002 Hans was Professor in Immunology at the University Utrecht and, since 2002, Professor in Molecular Genetics. From 2002-2012 he was director of the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht and from 2012-2015 he was President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Since June 2015 Hans has been the Director of Research at the Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology.

Hans is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. He is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Spinoza Award, the Louis-Jeantet Prize, the Heineken Prize and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. He is a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur and a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.