NWO Spinoza Prize

Spinozalaureates

• 2022: Professor Thea Hilhorst

  More than 274 million people around the world will depend on humanitarian aid this year because of war, natural disasters and poverty. At the International Institute of Social Studies (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Professor of Humanitarian Studies Thea Hilhorst studies the role that aid plays in these situations. She is regarded as one of the founders of the relatively new discipline of humanitarian studies. Her work is extremely relevant for addressing some of the major challenges we face today, including international migration, climate change and pandemics.

  

• 1998: Prof. Jan Hoeijmakers

  Prof. Jan Hoeijmakers is Professor of Molecular Genetics at Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Rotterdam). Under his leadership, new molecular biology research has started in the field of ageing and cancer. This research has a major impact on his field. He has been called ‘a researcher of internationally recognised excellence’. The Spinoza Prize allowed his research group to become a centre of excellence in research.

  

• 1995: Professor Frank Grosveld

  Professor Grosveld's research in cell biology is of quantitative and qualitative excellence. He is professor of Cell Biology and Genetics at Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Rotterdam). Professor Grosveld is expected to continue the high level of his research for a long time to come. The Spinoza Prize allowed Prof Grosveld to further expand a top molecular biology laboratory to serve as an international centre.