Education
1981 Stedelijk Gymnasium, Utrecht
1987 Master Mathematics, cum laude , University of Groningen
1995 PhD Statistical Genetics, cum laude , Wageningen University
2003 Trainers Academy New Dimensions

Employment
1988-1997 Several research institutes in Wageningen, as advisor
1997 Plant Research International B.V., as cluster leader and member management team
2002 University Groningen, as professor of bioinformatics and first head of Groningen Bioinformatics Centre, Faculty Natural and Mathematical Sciences & University Medical Centre Groningen

Highlights in science
1995, 1999 Invited lectures Gordon Research Conferences USA
2000 Coördinator of (cluster of) EU projects
2003 NWO-VICI prize winner
2004 Member Dutch Cream of Science, 10 top scientists per Dutch university
1995-2008 Keynote lectures at Keystone, Am Assoc Cancer Research, Eu Soc Human Genet, etc
1996-2008 Published 10 times in Nature journals
2007-2008 Member and chair NWO-VENI committee, Dutch starting investigator grants

Highlights in business
1994-2006 Worked for several multinational companies on project basis
2006-2007 Supported start-up company Ligfietsgarage Groningen, a company crafting velomobiles
2005-2007 Supported start-up company MOLGENIS, a bioinformatics company in dynamic software infrastructures for the life sciences

Other
1979-1980 My first international publications
Married to coach Henny van Zanten, three talented children, one of which is now a university student!