MYA members
The Maastricht Young Academy comprises 18 selected members, three from each of Maastricht University's faculties. Members are appointed for four years and we hold an open application round when a vacancy becomes available.
Current Members
Vanessa LaPointe (Chair)
Research field: Regenerative medicine
Department of Cell Biology–Inspired Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences
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Watch the video about her research: Improving regenerative medicine therapies
Christoph Rausch (Vice Chair)
Research field: Cultural anthropology, social studies of art and finance
University College Maastricht, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering
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Watch the video about his research: Studying global relations between art and finance in the 21st century
Christof Defryn
Research field: Operations research
Department of Quantitative Economics, School of Business and Economics
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Watch the video about his research: Developing smart and collaborative logistics for a more sustainable future
Sonja Fransen
Research field: Forced migration and development
Department of United Nations University (UNU-MERIT), School of Business and Economics
Katleen Gabriels
Research field: Ethics and philosophy of (computer) technology
Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Watch the video on her research: Ethics and Philosophy of (Computer) Technology
Francesco Gentile
Research field: Speech processing and audiovisual integration
Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Therese Grohnert
Research field: Workplace learning for judgment and decision-making in professional service firms
Department of Educational Research & Development, School of Business and Economics
Read Therese's complete profile
Watch the video about her research: Workplace learning for judgment and decision-making in professional service forms
Mark Kawakami
Research Field: International business law, corporate social responsibility & human rights
Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law
Watch the video about his research: Studying pro-social company behaviour for improving societal and environmental outcomes
Lotte Lemmens
Research Field: Clinical psychology
Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Watch the video about her research: Optimising psychotherapy treatment outcomes for the betterment of science and society
Aurore Lyon
Research field: Computational cardiovascular research
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences
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Watch the video about her research: Computational Cardiovascular Research
Veerle Melotte
Research field: Enteric nervous system in colorectal cancer
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Read Veerle's complete profile
Watch the video about her research: The Enteric Nervous System
Costas Papadopoulos
Research field: Digital humanities, archaeology, and heritage
Department of Literature & Art, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Watch the video on his research: Digital Humanities, Archaeology, and Heritage
Janosch Prinz
Research Field: Contemporary political philosophy
Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Jenny Schell-Leugers
Research field: Legal psychology
University College Maastricht, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Watch the video on her research: Legal Psychology
Anna Schüth
Research field: Light-sheet microscopy, post-mortem human brain, prostate cancer
Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience
Marijn ten Thij
Research field: Computational social science & network science
Department of Advanced Computing Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Lilian Tsourdi
Research field:
Department of International and European Law, Faculty of Law
Donna Yates
Research field: Art and cultural heritage crime
Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law
Watch the video on her research: Art and Cultural Heritage Crime
