Drs Daniel van den Hove (D.L.A.)
During his PhD at Maastricht University, Daniel focused on the relationship between prenatal maternal stress and adult psychopathology. His main interest was directed towards the biological mechanisms that may explain the increased prevalence of affective disorders in prenatally stressed subjects. As a post-doc and assistant professor, as a collaboration between the various divisions within MHeNs and the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Würzburg in Germany, Daniel moved towards investigating the role of gene x environment (GxE) interactions, and their underlying epigenetic mechanisms, in the pathophysiology of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders like depression, panic disorder and Alzheimer’s disease. Presently, Daniel is head of the Section Fundamental Neuroscience within the Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology. Furthermore, he is heading the Neuroepigenetics group within division 3 of MHeNs, as well as the Research Line Epigenetic Programming of Brain Development, Neural Plasticity and Networks at the University of Würzburg, addressing the role of epigenetic processes in mental health and disease (in a lifelong perspective). Amongst others, he has been coordinating the European H2020/JPND project EPI-AD, which addresses DNA methylation changes linking stress, depression and Alzheimer’s disease. See www.epi-ad.eu.
Neuroepigenetics, neurobiology, gene-environment interactions, behavior, translational neuroscience, Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety disorders, prenatal stress
- 2020-…; Professor in Neuroepigenetics; Dep. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht Univ., the Netherlands; Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Univ. of Würzburg, Germany.
- 2018-…; Head Section Fundamental Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht Univ., the Netherlands.
- 2016-…; Associate Professor; Dep. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht Univ., the Netherlands; Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Univ. of Würzburg, Germany.
- 2011-2016; Assistant Professor; As above.
- 2009-2011; Post-doc; Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht Univ., the Netherlands.
- 2007-2009; Post-doc; Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Univ. of Würzburg, Germany.
- 2006-2007; Post-doc; Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht Univ., the Netherlands.
- 2002-2006; PhD student; Dept. of Pediatrics & Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht Univ., the Netherlands.
