Frans van Huizen

Frans van HuizenSenior Medical Writer at Genzyme

After completing his PhD at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Frans van Huizen moved to Canada for postdoctoral research on receptor plasticity in the brain.  This postdoc was followed by two periods in the Drug Discovery Units of Organon and Organon Teknika for research on new anti-depressants and muscle relaxants.  He then moved out of the laboratory to become a medical writer and project manager in a clinical research organization (CRO).

The past 8 years, Frans is senior medical writer with the biotech company Genzyme, responsible for the writing of clinical study reports, safety reports, regulatory documents, abstracts, and manuscripts

Frans van Huizen participated the roundtable-discussion of PCDI's Postdoc Retreat 2010.