Peter van Hasselt

Associate Professor - medical

Strategic program(s):

Biography

2020-present Member of the board of the WKZ Research Fund

2020-2022 Manager Research of the Division 'Child' at the UMC Utrecht

2019-present Associate Professor (Universitair hoofddocent UHD)

2017-present Head of Department Metabolic diseases

2017-present 'Opleider' at department of Metabolic Diseases

2017-2020 Head of Cluster C (portfolios Science, Finance, Operational Excellence, Capacity management) at WKZ

2017-2022 Member of Leadership team Division 'Child', UMC Utrecht

2016-2020 Member of the scientific committee of the WKZ Research Fund

2015-present Head of Section Metabolic Diseases NVK

2012-2017 'Plaatsvervangend Opleider' Metabolic Diseases (WKZ)

2009-present Staff member at department of Metabolic Diseases

2007-present Pediatrician for Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Utrecht.

2007-2009 Temporary Staff Metabolic Diseases & PhD (WKZ)

2004-2007 Subspecialty training (fellowship) for Metabolic Diseases, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital. Head: Dr. T.J. de Koning

1998-1999 Physician-researcher (Herseninstituut, Amsterdam)

1997-1998 Pediatrician non-trainee (WKZ, Neonatology)

1995 Student-researcher (UMCG Pharmacology)

Strategic program(s):

Contact

phassel2@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Recent publications

All publications

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Monogenic Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies Crista A. Minderhoud, Eva H. Brilstra, Floor E. Jansen, Kees P.J. Braun, Peter M. van Hasselt
Pediatric Neurology, 2026, vol. 178, p.138-146

Exploring the Cell Biological and Functional Effects of the First Disease Associated KCC1 Genetic Variant Meye Bloothooft, Jiahui Huang, Mira Hamze, Marien J C Houtman, Teun P de Boer, Peter M van Hasselt, Gerhard F Ecker, Christophe Porcher, Igor Medina, Marcel A G van der Heyden
Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2025, vol. 240

A de novo missense variant in MIDEAS results in increased deacetylase activity of the MiDAC HDAC complex causing a neurodevelopmental syndrome Louise Fairall, Kristupas Sirvydis, Robert E Turnbull, Suzan Jg Knottnerus, Oksana Gonchar, Frederick W Muskett, Rebekah Jukes-Jones, Lonneke van Brussel, Ellen van de Geer, Koen van Gassen, Paul Badenhorst, Diana Johnson, Paulien A Terhal, Peter M van Hasselt, Richard H van Jaarsveld, John Wr Schwabe
Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16

Nanopore long-read sequencing for the critically ill facilitates ultrarapid diagnostics and urgent clinical decision making Daphne J. Smits, Federico Ferraro, Mark Drost, Herma C. van der Linde, Bianca M. de Graaf, Yolande van Bever, Alice S. Brooks, Livija Bardina, Hennie T. Brüggenwirth, Christophe Debuy, Laura Donker Kaat, Bastiaan T. van Dijk, Nienke van Engelen, Geert Geeven, Raoul van de Graaf, Désirée Y. van Haaften-Visser, Peter M. van Hasselt, Daphne Heijsman, Yvonne M.C. Hendriks, Rebekkah J. Hitti-Malin, Lies H. Hoefsloot, Glenn Huijbregts, Hanna IJspeert, Sander Lamballais, Jona Mijalkovic, Merel O. Mol, Diënna Nawawi, Nadine Nederpelt, Esther A.R. Nibbeling, Wouter te Rijdt, Rachel Schot, Marjon van Slegtenhorst, Frank Sleutels, Eva L.M. Ulenkate, Monique Van Veghel – Plandsoen, Judith M.A. Verhagen, David Vos, Erwin Wauters, Martina Wilke, Marc Sylva, Tahsin Stefan Barakat, Tjakko J. van Ham, Tjitske Kleefstra, Dmitrijs Rots, Virginie J.M. Verhoeven
European Journal of Human Genetics, 2025, vol. 34, p.108-118

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Marije A B C Asbreuk, Daphne H Schoenmakers, Laura Ann Adang, Shanice Beerepoot, Caroline Bergner, Annette Bley, Jaap Jan Boelens, Marianna Bugiani, Valeria Calbi, Àngeles García-Cazorla, Erik A Eklund, Francesca Fumagalli, Sabine Weller Grønborg, Samuel Groeschel, Peter M Van Hasselt, Carla E M Hollak, Simon A Jones, Tom J de Koning, André B P van Kuilenburg, Lucia Laugwitz, Caroline Lindemans, Fanny Mochel, Andreas Øberg, Dipak Ram, Ludger Schöls, Caroline Sevin, Jigyasha Sinha, Frédéric M Vaz, Ayelet Zerem, Nicole I Wolf
Neurology, 2025, vol. 105

Correction of pathogenic mitochondrial DNA in patient-derived disease models using mitochondrial base editors Indi P Joore, Sawsan Shehata, Irena Muffels, Jose Castro-Alpízar, Elena Jiménez-Curiel, Emilia Nagyova, Natacha Levy, Ziqin Tang, Kimberly Smit, Wilbert P Vermeij, Richard Rodenburg, Raymond Schiffelers, Edward E S Nieuwenhuis, Peter M van Hasselt, Sabine A Fuchs, Martijn A J Koppens
PLoS Biology, 2025, vol. 23

External positions

bestuurslid - UMD is een samenwerking tussen de zes universitaire metabole centra en de patientenvereniging - UMD

advies - toekomstige medicatie metabole ziekten - ZIN (Zorg Instituut Nederland, previously VWS)