Dorien Peters

Prof Dorien Peters is a molecular geneticist and cellular biologist at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Her research aims to obtain insight into the genetic, pathophysiologic, and functional mechanisms of inherited disorders, most notably Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). She is a member of the scientific board of the Dutch Federation of Nephrology (NFN), was a member of the Scientific board of the Dutch Kidney Foundation (2011-2017), and a member of the board of the Dutch Society of Human Genetics (2000-2008). Prof Peters has published more than 120 scientific publications. In 2013 she received the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD).