Thijs Koorman

Assistant Professor

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tkoorman@umcutrecht.nl

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Research groups

Cell adhesion and cancer progression

Research aim

We aim to understand how changes in cell-cell and cell-ECM contacts drive tumor progression. Combining basic science with preclinical efforts, to implement our results into daily clinical practice.

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Uniting education, research, healthcare, and society to advance women's heart health Michael Y. Schakelaar, Annemieke Maas, Anne Mar L.N. van Ommen, Anna E. Spiering, Roos de Jonge, Patrick Wijchers, Gerda van Rossum, Balthasar A. Heesters, Olivier G. de Jong, Jelle Zandveld, Heggert G. Rebel, Jan Meeldijk, Emma W. Pijnappel, Suzanne van Dijk, Alessia Di Maggio, Olaf Nijssen, Jorine G.F. Sanders, Lies Hoogerwerf, Mike van Spaandonk, Sandra Crnko, Thijs Koorman, Kevin Jenniskens, N. Charlotte Onland-Moret, Stefan M. van Geelen, Toine Ten Broeke, Annet van Royen-Kerkhof, Gönül Dilaver, Sabrina Oliveira, Robbert J. Kok, Linda W. van Laake, Pim van der Harst, Wilko Spiering, Frans H. Rutten, Marco van Brussel, Hester M. den Ruijter, Niels Bovenschen
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2024, vol. 221

Functional Dissection of C. elegans bZip-Protein CEBP-1 Reveals Novel Structural Motifs Required for Axon Regeneration and Nuclear Import Rose Aria Malinow, Phoenix Ying, Thijs Koorman, Mike Boxem, Yishi Jin, Kyung Won Kim
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019, vol. 13

Merlin/ERM proteins regulate growth factor-induced macropinocytosis and receptor recycling by organizing the plasma membrane:cytoskeleton interface Christine Chiasson-MacKenzie, Zachary S Morris, Ching-Hui Liu, William B Bradford, Thijs Koorman, Andrea I McClatchey
Genes and Development, 2018, vol. 32, p.1201-1214

A combined binary interaction and phenotypic map of C. elegans cell polarity proteins Thijs Koorman, Diana Klompstra, Monique van der Voet, Irma Lemmens, João J Ramalho, Susan Nieuwenhuize, Sander van den Heuvel, Jan Tavernier, Jeremy Nance, Mike Boxem
Nature Cell Biology, 2016, vol. 18, p.337-46

A tissue-specific protein purification approach in Caenorhabditis elegans identifies novel interaction partners of DLG-1/Discs large Selma Waaijers, Javier Muñoz, Christian Berends, João J Ramalho, Soenita S Goerdayal, Teck Y Low, Adja D Zoumaro-Djayoon, Michael Hoffmann, Thijs Koorman, Roderick P Tas, Martin Harterink, Stefanie Seelk, Jana Kerver, Casper C Hoogenraad, Olaf Bossinger, Baris Tursun, Sander van den Heuvel, Albert J R Heck, Mike Boxem
BMC Biology, 2016, vol. 14

The C. elegans Crumbs family contains a CRB3 homolog and is not essential for viability Selma Waaijers, João Jacob Ramalho, Thijs Koorman, Elisabeth Kruse, Mike Boxem
Biology Open, 2015, vol. 4, p.276-84