Willeke Blokx

Assistant Professor - medical

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Biography

Opleiding

1987-1994: Geneeskunde Universiteit Utrecht. Datum afstuderen: 29-07-1994. Cum laude
1995-2000: Opleiding pathologie Radboud UMC (B-opleiding CWZ Nijmegen)

Werk- en managementervaring

1995-2000 AIOS pathologie Radboud UMC (afgerond 21-11-2000)
2000-2002 Onderzoeker afdeling pathologie Radboud UMC (0,4 FTE)
2000-2005 Staflid en patholoog CWZ Nijmegen (0.44 FTE)
2002-2005 Staflid en patholoog afdeling pathologie Radboud UMC (0.4 FTE)
2005-heden Staflid en patholoog afdeling pathologie Radboud UMC (0.9 FTE)

2005-2009 Chef-de-clinique afdeling pathologie Radboud UMC

Leidinggevende van 4 LMT-leden (hoofden laboratoria en secretariaat).

2009-2014 Lid bestuur stafconvent Radboud UMC
2013-2014 Lid van de expertgroep mortaliteitsanalyse van het Radboud UMC

2014-2015 Plaatsvervangend opleider pathologie
2015-2018 Opleider pathologie en lid MT afdeling pathologie
1-9-2018 tot nu Staflid en patholoog UMC Utrecht (0.9FTE)

Strategic program(s):

Contact

wblokx@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Molecular pathology and artificial intelligence to diagnose and prognosticate melanocytic tumors

Research aim

Our research uses molecular techniques and develops algorithms by using articial intelligence to classify and determine the prognosis of difficult to diagnose (ambiguous) melanocytic tumors.

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Recent publications

All publications

The impact of next generation sequencing studies on the diagnosis of BAP1 inactivated melanocytic tumors Jonathan Braat, Nithya Sai Trichy, Lindsay Jeanne Holic, Shantel Olivares, Armita Bahrami, Thiagarajah Balamurugan, Raymond Barnhill, Willeke A.M. Blokx, Klaus J. Busam, Lorenzo Cerroni, Martin Cook, Lyn Duncan, David Elder, Peter Ferguson, Gerardo Ferrara, Jennifer Ko, Gilles Landman, Cecilia Lezcano, Lori Lowe, Daniela Massi, Daniela Mihic-Probst, Douglas Parker, Michael Sargen, Richard Scolyer, Christopher Shea, Alan Spatz, Michael Tetzlaff, Carlos Antonio Torres-Cabala, Victor Tron, Iwei Yeh, Sook Jung Yun, Artur Zembowicz, Pedram Gerami
Human Pathology, 2026, vol. 172

The Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing on Interobserver Agreement and Diagnostic Accuracy of Deep Penetrating Melanocytic Neoplasms Julia Edwin Jeyakumar, Afua Konadu Addo, Haya Mary Beydoun, Shantel Olivares, Armita Bahrami, Thiagarajah Balamurugan, Raymond L. Barnhill, Willeke A.M. Blokx, Klaus J. Busam, Lorenzo Cerroni, Martin Cook, Arnaud de La Fouchardière, Lyn M. Duncan, David E. Elder, Peter Ferguson, Gerardo Ferrara, Iva Johansson, Jennifer S. Ko, Ji Eun Kwon, Gilles Landman, Cecilia Lezcano, Lori Lowe, Daniela Massi, Jane Messina, Daniela Mihic-Probst, Douglas C. Parker, Margaret Redpath, Michael R. Sargen, Richard A. Scolyer, Christopher R. Shea, Michael Tetzlaff, Carlos Torres-Cabala, Victor Tron, Xiaowei Xu, Iwei Yeh, Sook Jung Yun, Artur Zembowicz, Pedram Gerami
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 2025, vol. 53, p.293-301

Induction therapy with BRAF/MEK inhibitors versus upfront ipilimumab/nivolumab in poor prognostic advanced melanoma M Bloem, A J M van den Eertwegh, J B A G Haanen, M J B Aarts, F W P J van den Berkmortel, C U Blank, W A M Blokx, M J Boers-Sonderen, C D M Boreel, J W B de Groot, G A P Hospers, E Kapiteijn, D Piersma, B Rikhof, L H J Simkens, A M Stevense-den Boer, A A M van der Veldt, M W J M Wouters, K P M Suijkerbuijk
European Journal of Cancer, 2025, vol. 230

Artificial Intelligence-Detected Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Outcomes in Anti-PD-1-Based Treated Melanoma Mark Schuiveling, Isabella A J van Duin, Laurens S Ter Maat, Janneke C van der Weerd, Rik J Verheijden, Franchette van den Berkmortel, Christian U Blank, Gerben E Breimer, Femke H Burgers, Marye Boers-Sonderen, Alfons J M van den Eertwegh, Jan Willem B de Groot, John B A G Haanen, Geke A P Hospers, Ellen Kapiteijn, Djura Piersma, Gerard Vreugdenhil, Hans Westgeest, Anne M R Schrader, Josien P W Pluim, Paul J van Diest, Mitko Veta, Karijn P M Suijkerbuijk, Willeke A M Blokx
JAMA Oncology, 2025, vol. 11, p.1470-1478

Pathology Report Generation and Multimodal Representation Learning for Cutaneous Melanocytic Lesions Ruben T. Lucassen, Sander P.J. Moonemans, Tijn van de Luijtgaarden, Gerben E. Breimer, Willeke A.M. Blokx, Mitko Veta
2025, p.502-511

Head-to-head comparison of two artificial intelligence tools for detecting lymph-node metastases in whole slide pathology images within and beyond their intended use Rachel N Flach, Milan Samuels, Natalie D Ter Hoeve, Nikolas Stathonikos, Trudy G N Jonges, Jan Erik Freund, Gerben E Breimer, Willeke A M Blokx, Frans Schutgens, Tri Q Nguyen, Paul J van Diest, Carmen van Dooijeweert
Modern Pathology, 2025, vol. 38