Maurice J. B. van den Hoff
Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef, Netherlands
Biography
Dr van den Hoff obtained his PhD in 1994 from the University of Amsterdam: “Isolation and characterization of the rat carbamoylphosphate synthetase I gene”. After moving to the field of heart development with Prof Moorman, he established his own group focusing on heart muscle cell formation and epicardial development after the formation of the linear heart tube. As a visiting scientist he has developed a tight collaboration with the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston (US). Currently, he is vice-chair of the department of Anatomy, Embryology & Physiology and AMC Principle Investigator and has published in excess of 86 papers (H-index 29) in peer-reviewed journals.
Abstract
Abstract : Myocardium formation after the development of the linear heart tube