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Jurgen Haanstra is an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam specializing in Systems Biology. His research focuses on understanding the control and regulation of metabolism to reveal selective drug targets in disease-causing pathogens and cancer cells, particularly in conditions like liver cancer and head-and-neck cancer. Haanstra has made significant contributions to the field through his studies on glucose and amino acid metabolism as well as the compartmentalization of glycolysis in Trypanosoma brucei. He employs both experimental and computational approaches in his work, which encompass modeling the metabolism of cancer cells and designing effective cell culture media. Haanstra teaches various courses, including 'From Genome Function' and 'Parasitology,' and has supervised numerous students in their research projects. He is actively involved in academic management as a Program Director for the master's program in Biomolecular Sciences, where he trains students to become independent researchers. Additionally, he has been involved in projects aimed at targeting metabolic pathways as treatment strategies for cancer, and he collaborates widely within the field of Systems Biology.
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