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Roel Deckers

Associate Professor

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Biography

I received an MSc of Biomedical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, before completing my PhD in Biomedical Physics at Université Bordeaux I in France. I am currently an Associate Professor of the Imaging & Oncology division at UMC Utrecht. My research focuses on imaging and manipulating the tumor microenvironment with ultrasound to improve drug delivery. I am PI of two projects (NWO-OTP and UHR-KWF) focusing on ultrasound-based interventions to improve tumor drug distributions. I mentored more than 10 researchers to their PhD defense (currently 2 PhD students ongoing), and I am involved in (inter-)national research networks.

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Image-guided Therapeutic Ultrasound

Research aim

We develop image-guided interventions based on therapeutic use of ultrasound. We work closely with clinicians and basic scientists to advance translation, evaluation and adoption of therapeutic ultrasound for a positive impact on patient outcomes.

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Recent publications

The Chorioallantoic Membrane as a Platform for Developing Vascularized Cell Macroencapsulation Devices Murillo D L Bernardi, Sonny F de Jong, Maarten B Rookmaker, Andrej Shoykhet, Roel Deckers, Silvia M Mihăilă, Rosalinde Masereeuw, Marianne C Verhaar
Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2025, vol. 2025
Mechanical HIFU and immune checkpoint inhibition Vera Mekers, Mirjam de Visser, Karijn Suijkerbuijk, Clemens Bos, Chrit Moonen, Roel Deckers, Gosse Adema
International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group, 2024, vol. 41
Microbubble-Assisted Ultrasound for Drug Delivery to the Retina in an Ex Vivo Eye Model Charis Rousou, Nicky van Kronenburg, Andreas F P Sonnen, Marijke van Dijk, Chrit Moonen, Gert Storm, Enrico Mastrobattista, Roel Deckers
Pharmaceutics, 2023, vol. 15
The Effect of Microbubble-Assisted Ultrasound on Molecular Permeability across Cell Barriers Charis Rousou, Josanne De Maar, Boning Qiu, Kim Van Der Wurff-Jacobs, Marika Ruponen, Arto Urtti, Sabrina Oliveira, Chrit Moonen, Gert Storm, Enrico Mastrobattista, Roel Deckers
Pharmaceutics, 2022, vol. 14
Ultrasound-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy (UDEPT) using self-immolative doxorubicin derivatives Karolin Roemhild, Helena C. Besse, Bi Wang, Quim Peña, Qingxue Sun, Daiki Omata, Burcin Ozbakir, Clemens Bos, Hans W. Scheeren, Gert Storm, Josbert M. Metselaar, Haijun Yu, Ruth Knüchel-Clarke, Fabian Kiessling, Chrit T.W. Moonen, Roel Deckers, Yang Shi, Twan Lammers
Theranostics, 2022, vol. 12, p.4791-4801
Effects of contrast-enhanced ultrasound treatment on neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer Anne Rix, Marion Piepenbrock, Barbara Flege, Saskia von Stillfried, Patrick Koczera, Tatjana Opacic, Nina Simons, Peter Boor, Sven Thoröe-Boveleth, Roel Deckers, Jan-Niklas May, Twan Lammers, Georg Schmitz, Elmar Stickeler, Fabian Kiessling
Theranostics, 2021, vol. 11, p.9557-9570