Carlijn V.C. Bouten (born 1967) is a Dutch professor of Cell-Matrix Interactions at the department of Biomedical Engineering of

Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), abbr. TU/e, is a public technical university in the Netherlands, located in the city of Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its BSc a ...

since 2010. She specializes in tissue engineering. Bouten studied functional anatomy, biomechanics and exercise physiology at the

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...

and obtained her MsC there in 1991. In 1995 she obtained her PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology. In 1998 she became assistant professor of Cellular Biomechanics and in 2002 associate professor of tissue engineering. In 2010 she became full professor. In 2016, Bouten was awarded a prize for her work in materials-driven regeneration by the Dutch Government'
Gravitation
program. One of her research projects is the growing of heart valve inside the human body. Bouten was elected a member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...

in 2017.

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1967 births Living people Eindhoven University of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Eindhoven University of Technology Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni {{Netherlands-scientist-stub