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Ward van Beers

Assistant Professor - medical

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Biography

Eduard van Beers studied medicine at the
University of Leiden and wrote a thesis on Sickle Cell Disease at the
University of Amsterdam. As a research fellow he joined the lab of Gregory Kato
at the NIH, NHLBI Bethesda USA from 2012-2013. Currently he is one of the
hematologists of the Van Creveldkliniek of the University Medical Center in
Utrecht, the Netherlands. Next to hemophilia he has special interest in all
forms of hereditary hemolytic anemia

Research groups

Van Creveldkliniek Expert Centre for Rare Red Blood Cell Disorders

Research aim

We are dedicated to revolutionizing lives of red blood cell disorder patients through innovative personalized medicine algorithms & rigorous trials for transformative treatments

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Recent publications

Osmotic gradient ektacytometry – a novel diagnostic approach for neuroacanthocytosis syndromes Carolina A. Hernández, Kevin Peikert, Min Qiao, Alexis Darras, Jonathan R.A. de Wilde, Jennifer Bos, Maya Leibowitz, Ian Galea, Christian Wagner, Minke A.E. Rab, Ruth H. Walker, Andreas Hermann, Eduard J. van Beers, Richard van Wijk, Lars Kaestner
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024, vol. 18
Metabolic blood profile and response to treatment with the pyruvate kinase activator mitapivat in patients with sickle cell disease Myrthe J van Dijk, Titine J J Ruiter, Sigrid van der Veen, Minke A E Rab, Brigitte A van Oirschot, Jennifer Bos, Cleo Derichs, Anita W Rijneveld, Marjon H Cnossen, Erfan Nur, Bart J Biemond, Marije Bartels, Roger E G Schutgens, Wouter W van Solinge, Judith J M Jans, Eduard J van Beers, Richard van Wijk
Hemasphere, 2024, vol. 8
A novel composition of endogenous metabolic modulators improves red blood cell properties in sickle cell disease Myrthe J van Dijk, Marissa J M Traets, Brigitte A van Oirschot, Titine J J Ruiter, Jonathan R A de Wilde, Jennifer Bos, Wouter W van Solinge, Margaret J Koziel, Judith J M Jans, Revati Wani, Eduard J van Beers, Richard van Wijk, Minke A E Rab
EJHaem, 2024, vol. 5, p.21-32
Use of the oxygen gradient ektacytometry in the dose titration of hydroxyurea therapy in children with sickle cell disease Maite E Houwing, Jennifer Bos, Richard van Wijk, Eduard J van Beers, Marjon H Cnossen, Minke A E Rab,
International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, 2023, vol. 46, p.390-394
Corrigendum to “Activation of pyruvate kinase as therapeutic option for rare hemolytic anemias Myrthe J. van Dijk, Jonathan R.A. de Wilde, Marije Bartels, Kevin H.M. Kuo, Andreas Glenthøj, Minke A.E. Rab, Eduard J. van Beers, Richard van Wijk
Blood Reviews, 2023, vol. 64
The Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Global Longitudinal (Peak) Registry Rachael F Grace, Eduard J van Beers, Joan-Lluis Vives Corrons, Bertil Glader, Andreas Glenthøj, Hitoshi Kanno, Kevin H M Kuo, Carl Lander, D Mark Layton, Dagmar Pospíŝilová, Vip Viprakasit, Junlong Li, Yan Yan, Audra N Boscoe, Chris Bowden, Paola Bianchi
BMJ Open, 2023, vol. 13