Peter Nikkels

Assistant Professor - medical

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Biography

Pathologist, consultant for pediatric and perinatal pathology.

MD exam July 1982, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

PhD thesis: The hemopoietic micro-environment, effects of chemotherapy and irradiation, March 22 1989, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Pathology training: January 1987 until January 1992, University Hospital Groningen, the Netherlands

1992-december 1996: staff member department of pathology University Hospital Groningen, the Netherlands and responsible for the perinatal pathology

December 1996- : staff member department of pathology, University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands. Responsible for pediatric and perinatal pathology including training of residents and performing / supervising 120-140 perinatal and pediatric autopsies annually, 700-800 placentas annually and approximately 1200-1500 surgical biopsies including solid pediatric tumors from October 2014.

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pnikkel2@umcutrecht.nl

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Birthweight to placental weight ratio and placental pathology in clinically unanticipated stillbirths Laura A. Lens, Lotte E. van der Meeren, Maddy Smies, Peter G.J. Nikkels, Avital L. Amir, Wessel Ganzevoort, Sanne J. Gordijn
Placenta, 2026, vol. 179, p.23-30

Enhanced Nucleated Red Blood Cell Production but Ineffective Reticulocyte Differentiation in Preterm Growth-Restricted Infants Cornelia A R Hulsbergen-Veelken, Helena Chon, Peter G J Nikkels, Albert Huisman, Richard van Wijk, Wouter W van Solinge, Daniel C Vijlbrief, Saskia Haitjema
International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, 2026, vol. 48, p.875-878

Pathogen-Specific Actinium-225 and Lutetium-177 Labeled Antibodies for Treatment of Biofilm-Associated Implant Infections F. Ruben H.A. Nurmohamed, Kevin J.H. Allen, Mackenzie E. Malo, Connor Frank, J. Fred F.Hooning van Duvenbode, Berend van der Wildt, Alex J. Poot, Marnix G.E.H. Lam, Jos A.G. van Strijp, Peter G.J. Nikkels, H. Charles Vogely, Harrie Weinans, Ekaterina Dadachova, Bart C.H. van der Wal
Antibiotics, 2025, vol. 14

Multipotent adult progenitor cell therapy Sophie M.L. Neuen, Daan R.M.G. Ophelders, Helene Widowski, Matthias C. Hütten, Tim Brokken, Charlotte van Gorp, Ilse H. de Lange, Luc J.I. Zimmermann, Peter G.J. Nikkels, Carmen A.H. Severens-Rijvers, Mireille M.J.P.E. Sthijns, Vanessa L.S. LaPointe, Shahab Jolani, J. Jane Pillow, Tammo Delhaas, Christof Seiler, Niki L. Reynaert, Tim G.A.M. Wolfs
Pharmacological Research, 2025, vol. 221, p.1-11

Uneven Distribution of Purkinje Cell Injury in the Cerebellar Vermis of Term Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Kim V Annink, Ilona C E van Leeuwen, Nina A Smeets, Lianne A J Peeters, Niek E van der Aa, Thomas Alderliesten, Floris Groenendaal, Reint K Jellema, Cora H A Nijboer, Peter G J Nikkels, Martin Lammens, Manon J N L Benders, Freek E Hoebeek, Jeroen Dudink
Cerebellum (London, England), 2025, vol. 24

Reply to Onkenhout et al. Comment on “van Gemert et al. Child Abuse, Misdiagnosed by an Expertise Center—Part II—Misuse of Bayes’ Theorem. Children 2023, 10, 843” Martin J.C. van Gemert, Marianne Vlaming, Peter G.J. Nikkels, Peter J. van Koppen
Children, 2024, vol. 11