Current & previous research grants
At LSBR we are proud of our history of funding groundbreaking research in the field of blood transfusion and related haematology disorders. This section highlights the projects we have supported in the past and showcases the diverse and innovative research that aligns with our mission.
For current research please find the monitoring form for your reports and the information on monitoring below.
Number of research projects found: 196
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Structural and functional analysis of the conformational HPA-1a epitope.
- Name researcher:
- Dr C. Margadant
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2023
- Amount granted:
- €450.000
- Project number:
- 2336
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Characterization of an endothelial derived intravascular macrophage population.
- Name researcher:
- Dr B. Weijts
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2022
- Amount granted:
- €406.100
- Project number:
- 2217F
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Characterizing early life hematopoiesis: Why does bone marrow sometimes fail?
- Name researcher:
- Dr R. van Boxtel/Dr I van der Werf
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2022
- Amount granted:
- €444.000
- Project number:
- 2208
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How translation regulation defines T-cell function in health and disease.
- Name researcher:
- Dr M. Wolkers
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2022
- Amount granted:
- €489.400
- Project number:
- 2202
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Non-regular grant – Book: Gen- en celtherapie – Van droom tot praktijk
- Name researcher:
- Book by Cees Smit and Annemarie de Knecht-van Eekelen, published in 2024
- Duration:
- 2 years
- Year:
- 2022
- Amount granted:
- € 18.000
- Project number:
- non-regular grant 2022
- Personnel:
- Cees Smit and Annemarie de Knecht-van Eekelen
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The role of C-mannosylation in MPL function and megakaryopoiesis.
- Name researcher:
- Dr A.E. Marneth
- Duration:
- 5 years
- Year:
- 2022
- Amount granted:
- €574.000
- Project number:
- 2215F
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Translational epidemiology to optimize neonatal platelet transfusions.
- Name researcher:
- Dr S. Fustolo-Gunnink/Dr M. van den Biggelaar
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2022
- Amount granted:
- €386.500
- Project number:
- 2220
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Dissecting the interplay between RNA binding proteins and transcription factors in shaping T cell differentiation.
- Name researcher:
- Dr M. Wolkers/Dr Branka Popović
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2021
- Amount granted:
- €463.783
- Project number:
- 2103
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How inflammation turns regulatory T cell function on and off.
- Name researcher:
- Dr D. Amsen
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2021
- Amount granted:
- €452.228
- Project number:
- 2125
- Personnel:
- Dr Derk Amsen (Dept. Hematopoiesis, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam) Postdoc: Stamatia Rontogianni (August 2022 – Dec. 2025) Research technician: Manon C. Slot (Dec. 2023 – August 2024) Research technician: E. Slot (August 2022 – March 2023)
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IgG-glycosylation and hexamerization as sweet spots in alloimmune responses against blood cells.
- Name researcher:
- Dr G. Vidarsson/Dr R. Kapur/Dr M.D. Hazenberg
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2021
- Amount granted:
- €480.603
- Project number:
- 2114
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Induced pluripotent stem cells as a source of efficient and durable “off-the-shelf” CAR T cells for the treatment of cancer
- Name researcher:
- Dr M. Themeli/Dr M. Hansen/Dr C. Voermans
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2021
- Amount granted:
- €492.882
- Project number:
- 2112
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Mapping sources of genome instability during hematopoiesis.
- Name researcher:
- Dr J. Garaycoechea
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2021
- Amount granted:
- €418.390
- Project number:
- 2107
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Conformational regulation of ADAMTS13 in immune trombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
- Name researcher:
- Prof J. Voorberg
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2020
- Amount granted:
- €440.873
- Project number:
- 2026
- Personnel:
- Prof Jan Voorberg, Cellular Hemostasis, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam PhD student:Tim Postmus (May 2021 – May 2025) Postdoc: Katherine Stevens (August 2024 – August 2026)
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E-cadherin controls erythropoiesis; a novel avenue to treat anemia.
- Name researcher:
- Dr M. Nethe
- Duration:
- 5 years
- Year:
- 2020
- Amount granted:
- €511.742
- Project number:
- 2007F
- Personnel:
- Dr Micha Nethe, 30%, Hematopoiesis/Hematology, Sanquin Research (Oct. 2021 – June 2023) PhD student: Santhe vd Meulen MSc. (Oct. 2021 – Oct. 2025) (PhD defense date 18/09/26) Technician: Michel Driessen MSc/ (January 2022 – January 2024)
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Effect of anti-HPA-1a antibodies on sprouting angiogenesis and bleeding in fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
- Name researcher:
- Prof A. Griffioen/Dr C. Margadant
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2020
- Amount granted:
- €433.653
- Project number:
- 2019
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New determinant of Weibel-Palade body shape and Von Willebrand factor trafficking within ER-Golgi SNARE networks.
- Name researcher:
- Dr R. Bierings
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2020
- Amount granted:
- €400.000
- Project number:
- 2005
- Personnel:
- Dr ir. Ruben Bierings (Hematology, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam) PhD student: Sophie Hordijk, MSc (Sept. 2021 – August 2025)
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Non-regular grant – Sanquin Research towards 2025
- Name researcher:
- Sanquin Research
- Duration:
- 5 years
- Year:
- 2020
- Amount granted:
- € 7.000.000
- Project number:
- non-regular grant 2020 SQ-2025
- Personnel:
- Prof René A.W. van Lier, scientific director Sanquin Research, Amsterdam
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Targeted ultralong-read sequencing to solve the genetic structure of complex genetic regions in blood group and immune genetics.
- Name researcher:
- Dr S.Q. Nagelkerke
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2020
- Amount granted:
- €513.400
- Project number:
- 2022
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Cytokine network architecture at the endothelial interface: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
- Name researcher:
- Dr M. van den Biggelaar/Dr A.J. Hoogendijk
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2019
- Amount granted:
- €394.434
- Project number:
- 1923
- Personnel:
- Dr. Maartje van den Biggelaar/Dr A. Hoogendijk PhD student: Stijn Groten (July 2020 – July 2025)
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Innate lymphoid cells to the barriers in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation patients.
- Name researcher:
- Dr M.D. Hazenberg/Dr C. Voermans/Dr B. Blom/Dr H. Dolstra
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2019
- Amount granted:
- €404.033
- Project number:
- 1922
- Personnel:
- Prof Mette D. Hazenberg (Heamtology, Amnsterdam UMC) Postdoc: Dr Jolien van der Meer (March 2021 – May 2023) Postdoc: Dr M.W. Verheij (June 2023 – February 2024) Senior technician: Ingrid Bulder (January 2022 – January 2024)
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Mechanistic dissection of clinically relevant allo-antibodies.
- Name researcher:
- Dr G. Vidarsson
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2019
- Amount granted:
- €434.615
- Project number:
- 1908
- Personnel:
- Prof Gestur Vidarsson, Sanquin Research PhD student: Janita Oosterhoff (February 2020 – December 2024)
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Role of platelet glucose metabolism in hemostasis and inflammation.
- Name researcher:
- Prof T. van der Poll
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2019
- Amount granted:
- €383.320
- Project number:
- 1901
- Personnel:
- Prof Tom van der Poll PhD student: Osoul Chouchane (March 2020- March 2024)
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Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) – a breathtaking syndrome.
- Name researcher:
- Dr A.P.J. Vlaar
- Duration:
- 5 years
- Year:
- 2019
- Amount granted:
- €560.000
- Project number:
- 1931F
- Personnel:
- Prof Alexander P. Vlaar (0,2 fte, March 2020 – March 2025, Intensive Care medicine, Amsterdam UMC) Technician: A. Bongers (0,8 fte, February 2021 – July 2022) PhD student: Dr. Esther B. Bulle (1 fte, March 2020 – December 2022) PhD student: Dr E. Lim (1fte, November 2022 – September 2023) Technician: Polet (1 fte, December 2022 – October 2023) Postdoc: Dr S.J. Raasveld (0,4 fte, October 2023 – December 2023)
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A matter of regulatory T cell stability: challenge and opportunity.
- Name researcher:
- Prof R.A.W. van Lier/Dr D. Amsen
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Year:
- 2018
- Amount granted:
- €432.000
- Project number:
- 1826
- Personnel:
- Project leader: Prof R.A.W. van Lier (initial), Dr Derk Amsen (successor) (Haematopoiesis / Adaptive Immunity Lab, Sanquin Research) PhD student: Florencia Morgana (May 2019 – November 2023) Technician: Manon Slot
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Disease in a dish: Modelling Von Willebrand disease with patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells.
- Name researcher:
- Prof H.J.C. Eikenboom
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Year:
- 2018
- Amount granted:
- €339.000
- Project number:
- 1852
- Personnel:
- Prof H.C. Jeroen Eikenboom, Hematology, LUMC Postdoc: C.M. (Suzan) de Boer (April 2019 – March 2022) Research technician: R.J. Dirven (April 2019 – March 2022, 20%)