Prof.dr. C.J. (Christi) van Asperen is professor of Clinical Genetics. Within LUMC working as professor Medical Specialist within the department of Clinical genetics, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). Coordinator of the NFU Expert Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes and of the subcenters for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Hereditary Breast Cancer in LUMC.

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Prof.dr. C.J. (Christi) van Asperen is professor of Clinical Genetics. Within LUMC working as professor Medical Specialist within the department of Clinical genetics, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). Coordinator of the NFU Expert Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes and of the subcenters for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Hereditary Breast Cancer in LUMC.

Clinical Genetics

Professor of Clinical Genetics, with focus on  clinical genetic advice in oncogenetics.

The chair has as aim to improve clinical genetic consultation. The focus is on hereditary and familial tumors, in particular breast and ovarian cancer. Attention is paid to: improving risk assessment; both by modelling and by means of improvement of molecular techniques, psychological aspects, risk communication, guideline development, improvement of screening methods, implementation of knowledge in the field of oncogenetics in general medicine and medical specialties working in the field of oncology.

This chair also fits in well with the National Science Agenda exemplary routes 'Personalised medicine' and 'Health care research prevention and treatment'.

There is involvement in the research programmes Hereditary cancer genetics of the department of Clinical Genetics and the innovative research themes Cancer en Medical genomics.

Academic career

1987 Artsexamen (M.D.)

1991 Board Certification of Medical Specialists in the Netherlands, Clinical geneticist

2004, February 11 Doctor (PhD), thesis: ’Risk estimation in familial breast cancer’. Leiden University.

2012-present Professor in Clinical Genetics, Leiden University, Leiden

2013-2023 Head of department Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Including Genetic Counseling Service and Laboratory of Diagnostic Genome Analysis (LDGA).

2023- present Professor in Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical Genetics, LUMC. Focus on expert center, research and advisory committees.

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