The Barth Syndrome Foundation’s (BSF) international Scientific and Medical Advisory Board is a dedicated team of researchers and physicians who generously donate their time and expertise to our mission. Without them, we would not be able to review grant applications with multi-dimensional expertise or write medically-approved educational materials about Barth syndrome. These eminent scientists and physicians are central to our goals and our operation. BSF is incredibly pleased to introduce our members, each of whom has agreed to serve for a four-year term. This international group forms the review panel for research grants and provides scientific and medical advice and guidance to BSF's Board of Directors.
Riekelt Houtkooper, PhD
Full Professor of Translational Metabolism | Principal Investigator Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam UMC, location AMC University of Amsterdam
Riekelt H. Houtkooper received his PhD degree from the laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases of the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam (NL), working under supervision of Prof. Ronald Wanders and Dr. Frédéric Vaz. His research centered on cardiolipin metabolism, particularly in relation to the rare mitochondrial disorder Barth syndrome. Riekelt joined the lab of prof. Johan Auwerx at EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland) for a postdoctoral project geared towards understanding and treating more common metabolic diseases. During these years, he became interested in the metabolic aspects of aging. Early 2012 Riekelt moved back to Amsterdam to start his own group, for which he received funding from NWO and the ERC. Current research in the group focuses on molecular and translational metabolism, both in the context of inborn errors of metabolism and aging.
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