Niek Verweij
Preventive Cardiology
University Medical Center Groningen
About
Niek Verweij works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University Medical Center Groningen.
Niek Verweij serves as Senior Director in Therapeutic Area Genetics at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, focusing on cardio-metabolic and skeletal diseases. He is affiliated with the Department of Cardiology at the University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen. His research includes genome-wide association studies and Mendelian randomization analyses to explore cardiovascular disease pathogenesis.
Research focus
Cardiovascular GeneticsGenetic Epidemiology of Heart DiseaseMendelian Randomization in CardiologyMetabolomics in Cardiometabolic DisordersTelomere Biology in Cardiovascular Risk
Impact
308 pubs · 39,484 cites · h-index 81
Training
PhD in Medicine (Cardiology)
University of Groningen
2015
MSc in Pharmacy
University of Groningen
2010
Affiliations
Work Experience
Senior Director
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals · 2020 - Present
Principal Researcher
University Medical Center Groningen · 2011 - 2020
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital · 2015 - 2018
Research Affiliate
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard