Susana Chuva de Sousa Lopes#
| Membership Number: | 5816 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | THE NETHERLANDS |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.chuvasousalopeslab.nl |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-3866-2803 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2021 - present Board member of Stichting Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij (BWM; Foundation Biosciences and Society)
- 2019 - present Full Professor, Dept. Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
- 2019 - present Coordinator, Special Interest Group “Stem Cells”, Europ. Society of Human Reprod. and Embryology (ESHRE)
- 2013 - present Guest Professor, Dept. Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
- 2011 - 2019 Associate Professor, Dept. Anatomy and Embryology, LUMC
- 2008 - 2011 Assistant Professor, Dept. Anatomy and Embryology, LUMC
Fields of Scholarship
- Stem cell biology
- Epigenetics
- Sex chromosomes
- Gametogenesis
- Developmental biology
Honours and Awards
- 2020 Member of Taskforce preparing SciSpacE Roadmaps Human Physiology for European Space Agency (ESA)
- 2020 Aspasia award (€ 50K), Netherlands Association for Scientific Research (NWO)
- 2019 VICI - laureate (largest - €1,5M - and most prestigious national grant for senior researchers, NWO
- 2019 Coordinator, Special Interest Group “Stem Cells”, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
- 2018 Invited as scientific-expert to debate in the Dutch Parliament regarding the Embryos Law
- 2017 Member of Taskforce Female Fertility Preservation guidelines, ESHRE
- 2017 ERC Consolidator Grant (€2M)
- 2017 De Snoo-van’t Hoogerhuijs Foundation award (medal and €40K)
- 2015 Elected Deputy of Special Interest Group “Stem Cells” in ESHRE
- 2014 Elected as the Dutch National Representative “basic scientist” in ESHRE
- 2013 Visiting Professor, Dept. Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- 2011 Aspasia award (€ 150K), Netherlands Association for Scientific Research (NWO)
- 2006 VENI - laureate (€ 208K), Netherlands Association for Scientific Research (NWO)
- 2006 De Snoo-van’t Hoogerhuijs Foundation medal and award
