Prof. Dr. Marileen Dogterom

• 1988 – 1989
  Diploma work at University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
  
  

• 1990
  M.Sc. Th Physics, University of Groningen, Netherlands
  
  

• 1990 – 1992
  PhD-student at "Service de Physique Théorique", CEA Saclay, France
  
  

• 1991
  Summer stay at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
  
  

• 1992 – 1994
  Research Associate at Departments of Physics and Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton NJ, USA
  
  

• 1994
  Ph.D. Physics, University of Orsay ("Paris-Sud"), Orsay, France
  
  

• 1994 – 1996
  Postdoctoral position at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill NJ,USA
  
  

• 1997 – 2000
  Project leader, FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Group: Bio-assembly and organization
  
  

• Since 2000
  Group leader, FOM Institute for AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Group: Bio-assembly and organization
  
  

• Since 2000
  Affiliation (“Bijzonder hoogleraar”) University of Leiden, Physics Department (since 2010: regular “hoogleraar”)
  
  

• Since 2003
  Head of Department: Systems Biophysics, FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  
  

• 2006 – 2007
  Sabbatical leave, Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology (c/o Dr. A. Akhmanova), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  
  

• L. Laan, N. Pavin, J. Husson, G. Romet-Lemonne, M. van Duijn, M. Preciado-Lopez, R. D. Vale, F. Jülicher, S. L. Reck-Peterson, and M. Dogterom: Cortical dynein controls microtubule dynamics to generate pulling forces that position microtubule asters, Cell (in press)

• C. Tischer, D. Brunner, and M. Dogterom: Force- and kinesin-8-dependent effects in the spatial regulation of fission yeast microtubule dynamics, Mol. Sys. Biol. 5, 250 (2009)

• Y. Komarova, C.O. De Groot, I. Grigoriev, S.M. Gouveia, E.L. Munteanu, J.M. Schober, S. Honnappa, R.M. Buey, C.C. Hoogenraad, M. Dogterom, G.G. Borisy, M.O. Steinmetz, and A. Akhmanova: Mammalian end binding proteins control persistent microtubule growth , J Cell Biol. 184, 691-706 (2009)

• L. Laan, J. Husson, E.L. Munteanu, J.W.J. Kerssemakers, and M. Dogterom: The cooperative behavior of a force-generating microtubule bundle, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105, 8920-8925 (2008)

• M. Footer, J.W.J. Kerssemakers, J. Theriot, and M. Dogterom: Direct measurement of force generation by actin filament polymerization using an optical trap, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104, 2181-2186 (2007)

• P. Bieling, L. Laan, H. Schek, L. Munteanu, L. Sandblad, D. Brunner, M. Dogterom, and T. Surrey: Reconstitution of a microtubule plus-end tracking system in vitro, Nature 450, 1100-1105 (2007)

• J.W.J. Kerssemakers, E.L. Munteanu, L. Laan, T.L. Noetzel, M.E. Janson, and M. Dogterom: Assembly dynamics of microtubules at molecular resolution, Nature 442, 709-712 (2006)

• M. Dogterom, J.W.J. Kerssemakers, G. Romet-Lemonne, and M.E. Janson: Force generation by dynamic microtubules, Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 17, 67-74 (2005)

• G. Koster, M. van Duijn, and M. Dogterom: Membrane tubes formed by dynamic association of motor proteins, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100, 15583-15588 (2003)

• M.E. Janson, M.E. de Dood, and M. Dogterom: Dynamic instability of microtubules is regulated by force, J. Cell Biol. 161, 1029-1034 (2003)

Funding ID

• Nanomolecular Machines in Cellular Force Transduction [programme director, total 6.8 M€], National programme NanoNextNL, 2010 – 2016

• Mechanosensing and Mechanotransduction by Cells [co-PI], Foundation for Research on Matter (FOM), 2009 – 2014

• Spatial design of biochemical regulation networks [programme director, total 3.1 M€], Foundation for Research on Matter (FOM), 2008 – 2013

• Cytoskeleton-based spatial control of protein networks [VICI grant], Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), 2007 – 2013

• Member American Society for Cell Biology (Member Program Committee 2007 Annual Meeting)

• Member Biophysical Society (Member Nominating Committee 2008-2009).

National/international committee and board memberships

• Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW): Member of the Committee for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2004-2007), the Council of Physics and Astronomy (2005-2007), the Council for Technical Sciences, Mathematics and Informatics, Physics, Astronomy and Chemistry (2008-present), and the Jury of the international Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2008-present)

• Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research of Matter (FOM): Member of the Subfield Advisory Committee “Processes in Living Systems” (2008-present), of the Subfield Advisory Committee “Condensed Matter” (2001) and referee for various FOM grants.

• Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO): panel member and chair for various (prestigious) grants such as VENI-VIDI-VICI.

• Other: Member of the preparatory EPS advisory board on “Physics in Life Sciences” (2001), frequent advisor to doctoral training programmes (e.g. Gottingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences, 2009-present) and conferences/workshops (e.g. European School on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies ESONN, 2004-present), member of the Program Board for Physics (2002-2008) and Life Sciences (2006-2010) of the Lorenz Center, Leiden University.

Editorial activities

• Member of Liquids, Soft Matter and Biological Physics Editorial Board, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2002-2003.

• Member Editorial Board, Biophysical Journal, 2005-2010.

• Member Editorial Board, Cell, 2009-present.

Activities as peer reviewer

• Reviewer for journals such as Science, Nature, PNAS, PRL, Cell, Biophysical Journal, Nature Cell Biology, Nature Methods, Current Biology, Phys Rev E,.

• Reviewer for NSF (USA), HFSP, Agence National de la Recherche (France).

• Member International Evaluation Committees: Institut Curie Physico-Chimie, Paris, 2006, Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, 2009, the International Max Planck Research School in Chemical Biology, Dortmund, 2012.

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