Laura Johanna van 't Veer (born 1957) is a Dutch
molecular biologist
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...
and clinical molecular
geneticist
A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a scientist or a lecturer. Geneticists may perform general research on genetic processe ...
. She is group leader molecular pathology for the Department of Pathology and Division of Experimental Therapy of
The Netherlands Cancer Institute.
Education
She attended the
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...
from 1976 to 1984 and received a B.Sc. in biology and M.Sc. in molecular oncology. She continued her studies at the
University of Leiden
Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, as a reward to the city of Le ...
from 1984 to 1989. She would earn her PhD focusing on the study of oncogene activation and tumorigenesis.
Career
In 2003, van 't Veer cofounded Agendia B.V. in 2003, serving as the chief operating officer of Agendia B.V. until June 12, 2007. She continues her work with the company today as chief research officer. She was featured in the cover story of the May–June 2006 issue of Cancer World. With her colleagues in the field, she has been awarded a number of patents related to cancer treatment. She has been a member of the Science Policy and Government Affairs Committee of the American Association for Cancer Research since 2014. From 2013 to 2014, she was a member of the Education and Training Committee. She has more than 80 peer reviewed publications to her name.
Awards and merits
*IARC Medal of Honor, Lyon, France in 2005
*Van der Scheuren award lecture for European Breast Cancer Research, EBCC5 in 2006.
*ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award for Translational Research in Breast Cancer in 2007
*Breast Cancer Research Fund (BCRF-Pink Ribbon US) grant award in 2007 and 2008
*Delivered the First Annual Harry and Edith Gladstein Award, Indiana University, School of Medicine on April 7, 2009, titled "Molecular Profiles of Breast and Colorectal Cancer in Patient Management"
*
European Inventor Award
The European Inventor Award(formerly European Inventor of the Year Award, renamed in 2010), are presented annually by the European Patent Office, sometimes supported by the respective Presidency of the Council of the European Union and by the Eur ...
, in 2015 for her gene-based breast cancer test.
*''Giants of Cancer Care Award'' in 2020 for cancer diagnostics
References
External links
UCSF: Laura Van 'T Veer publicationsLaura Van 'T Veer's publication list
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1957 births
Living people
University of Amsterdam alumni
Leiden University alumni
Dutch biologists
Dutch geneticists
Dutch oncologists