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Uyên Châu Nguyên wins UM Dissertation Prize 2025

Uyên Châu Nguyên wins UM Dissertation Prize 2025

29 January 2026

During the Dies Natalis of Maastricht University, Uyên Châu Nguyên received the UM Dissertation Prize 2025.

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Global research network launched to study menopause and heart health

Global research network launched to study menopause and heart health

20 January 2026

Ten international health research funders, including the Dutch Heart Foundation, are investing $10 million in a new global research network to improve early prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. The initiative focuses on understanding how menopause affects heart health and how early intervention can reduce risk.

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Yvonne Henskens

Associate professor

Dr Yvonne Henskens graduated with the specialisations in Biochemistry and Toxicology at Wageningen University. She worked on salivary cystatins in periodontal health and disease at the Department of Oral Biochemistry, Free University Amsterdam/Academic Centre for Dentistry (ACTA). After her PhD she started her specialisation for Clinical Chemistry at the Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis in Delft.

At this moment she is a clinical biochemist, working in laboratories for the past 15 years (Amsterdam Medical Centre and Maastricht UMC+). She has been responsible for the diagnostic tests concerning hematology, hemostasis and transfusion at Maastricht UMC+ since 2003.  She has special research interest in laboratory predictors of bleeding and in pre- and peri-operative management of coagulopathies: Active in the boards of the Dutch societies for hematologicallaboratories and clinical chemistry. Involved in training and education of medical and life sciences students, laboratory technicians and residents. Founder of a re-training programme on hemostasis and transfusion for technicians and clinical biochemists for the south-east part of the Netherlands.

Yvonne-henskens

Central Diagnostic Laboratory MUMC+
Department of Biochemistry
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht
Room number: 5.E2.001
T: +31(0)43 387 79 76

  • 2025
    • Wu, Y., Van Dellen, F., Ten Cate, H., Henskens, Y., & Winckers, K. (2025). Challenges in diagnosing sticky platelet syndrome using light transmission aggregometry: a scoping review. Platelets, 36(1), Article 2560380. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2025.2560380
    • Vicente-Steijn, R., Spiegelenberg, J., Rijpma, S. R., Henskens, Y. M. C., Leentjens, J., Ponjee, G., & Stroobants, A. (2025). A scoping review protocol on active drug monitoring of direct oral anticoagulants on vulnerable patient groups to detect potential adverse risks. Thrombosis Update, 21, Article 100223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tru.2025.100223
    • Deltadahl, S., Gilbey, J., Van Laer, C., Boeckx, N., Leers, M. P. G., Freeman, T., Aiken, L., Farren, T., Smith, M., Zeina, M., MacDonald, S., Gleghorn, D., Rudd, J. H. F., Ouwehand, W. H., Amenga-Etego, L., Sarpong, K., Awandare, G. A., Trompeter, S., Gupta, R., ... BloodCounts! consortium (2025). Deep generative classification of blood cell morphology. Nature Machine Intelligence, 7(11), 1791-1803. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-025-01122-7
    • Monard, A. L. L., Hellenbrand, D., Verhezen, P., Beckers, E. A. M., Henskens, Y. C. M., & Heubel-Moenen, F. C. J. I. (2025). tPA-ROTEM identifies hyperfibrinolytic profile in a significant proportion of patients with bleeding disorder of unknown cause (BDUC). Thrombosis Research, 253, Article 109404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2025.109404
    • Monard, A., Henskens, Y., & Heubel-Moenen, F. (2025). The diagnostic value of the platelet function analyzer in mild to moderate bleeding disorders. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 23(7), 2116-2118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2025.03.041
    • Mussert, C. M. A., Monard, A. L. L., van Duijl, T. T., Henskens, Y. M. C., van den Biggelaar, M., Schutgens, R. E. G., Schols, S. E. M., Fijnvandraat, K. J., Meijer, K., den Exter, P. L., Nieuwenhuizen, L., van Moort, I., Kruip, M. J. H. A., Cnossen, M. H., Heubel-Moenen, F. C. J. I., & BDUC-iN Study group (2025). Current Practice Regarding Bleeding Disorders of Unknown Cause in the Netherlands: A National Survey. Haemophilia, 31(4), 752-760. https://doi.org/10.1111/hae.70065
    • Mansouritorghabeh, H., Monard, A., Heubel-Moenen, F., Leentjens, J., Stroobants, A., & Henskens, Y. (2025). The Utility of Total Thrombus-Formation Analysis System (T-TAS) in the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Field: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, 47(2), 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijlh.14403
    • Smit, E. R., Kreft, I. C., Camilleri, E., Burggraaf-van Delft, J. L. I., van Rein, N., van Vlijmen, B. J. M., Hulshof, A.-M., van Bussel, B. C. T., van Rosmalen, F., van der Zwaan, C., van de Berg, T., Henskens, Y., ten Cate, H., Coutinho, J. M., Kruip, M. J. H. A., Eikenboom, J. J. C., Hoogendijk, A. J., Cannegieter, S. C., van den Biggelaar, M., ... Dutch COVID & Thrombosis Coalition (2025). Exploration of the plasma proteomic profile of patients at risk of thromboembolic events. Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 9(2), Article e102713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpth.2025.102713
  • 2024
    • Jooss, N. J., Diender, M. G., Fernandez, D. I., Huang, J., Heubel-Moenen, F. C. J., van der Veer, A., Kuijpers, M. J. E., Poulter, N. S., Henskens, Y. M. C., te Loo, M., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2024). Restraining of glycoprotein VI- and integrin α2β1-dependent thrombus formation by platelet PECAM1. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 81(1), Article 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-023-05058-2
    • de Jong, M. J., Saadan, H., van der Hooft, B. H. M., Hellenbrand, D. L. S., Brüggemann, R. A. G., Ten Cate, H., van Kuijk, S. M. J., van Geel, R. M. J. M., Henskens, Y. M. C., Winckers, K., & Magdelijns, F. J. H. (2024). Intra-Individual Variability of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Levels in Frail Older Patients upon, during, and after Acute Hospitalization: the DOAC-FRAIL Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(12), Article 105280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105280
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