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Consultant national research funding at Leiden University Research and Innovation Services (LURIS)
Anke Klerkx graduates in Molecular Sciences in Wageningen in 1997. After obtaining her PhD in developmental biology at the University of Utrecht, Anke Klerkx switches research fields and performes both basic and clinical research on cholesterol metabolism as a postdoc at the AMC for a total of seven years. During this period she obtains two grants from the Dutch Heart Foundation and becomes active in the Postdoc Career Development Initiative. At this time, she also becomes aware of her organizational skills and drive to help other people, and decides on a career switch towards supporting scientists.
In 2006 she starts for Hezelburcht as a grant consultant for Life Science research. She assists both academic scientists and companies with obtaining grants and subsidies, among which many candidates for the Vernieuwingsimpuls and ERC at VU and VUmc.
In August 2009 she joins the LURIS External Research Funding support team of Leiden University to support researchers on national grants and subsidies.
Anke Klerkx participated roundtable-discussions at multiple PCDI Postdoc Retreats, including the one of 2010.
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