Martien Kas
| Martien Kas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1966 |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Education | Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience, Stanford University/University of Groningen |
| Known for | Animal models of psychiatric disorders |
| Notable awards | Marie Curie Fellowship, VIDI grant, Innovative Medicine Initiative |
Martien J.H. Kas (born 27 November 1966, Uithoorn) is associate professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, at the University Medical Center in Utrecht, Netherlands, where he leads a work group entitled “Translational Behavioral Genetics” that researches cross-species behavioral genetics to better understand origins and develop treatments for psychiatric disorders.
He is president of the Dutch Behavioural Genetics Association, board member and treasurer of the Dutch Neuroscience meeting and the Dutch Neurofederation, and executive committee member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Martien Kas received his B.A. in Medical Microbiology from the Leidse Hoge School, a M.Sc. in Biology, with specialization in Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology, and Ethology from the Free University of Amsterdam, and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Stanford University and the University of Groningen. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University Medical Center and was a visiting scientist at the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry in London.
By applying interspecies genetic analysis of neurobehavioral traits (in mice and humans), Kas’s research aims to identify functional genotype-phenotype relationships relevant to the development and etiology-directed treatment of brain disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders.
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