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Professor Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology at Delft University of Technology
Jenny Dankelman obtained her degree in Mathematics, with a specialization in System and Control Engineering at the University of Groningen. Her Ph.D. degree in the dynamics of coronary circulation was obtained at the Man-Machine Systems Group, Delft University of Technology (DUT). She continued her research at the Man-Machine Systems group and in 2001 she became a professor in Minimally Invasive Technology. In 2007 she became head of the Minimally Invasive Surgery and Interventional Techniques (MISIT) group. Between 2010 and 2014 she was head of the Department of Biomechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering (3mE) at TU Delft. In 2013 she became a Medical Delta professor.
At MISIT, Professor Dankelman aims to improve minimally invasive surgery, flexible endoscopy, needle, and endovascular interventions. She is cooperating with surgeons of several university hospitals, e.g. Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis Delft, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam. She has recently inaugurated a number of projects to develop affordable and high-quality minimally invasive surgical instruments for limited-resource settings.
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology