Personal profile

Personal information

  • Professor Target and Systems Biochemistry in the division of Medicinal Chemistry 

 

Research

The research of prof Smit focuses on novel concepts of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) (e.g. constitutive activity, endosomal signaling, dimerisation, EV biology) and targeting/understanding of (oncogenic) signaling networks activated by human and viral chemokine receptors. This division has ample experience in drug discovery aspects of GPCRs and collaborate with leading pharmaceutical/biotech companies, resulting in several patents. In the last decade Smit has identified several nanobodies (llama-derived antibodies) targeting and modulating human and viral chemokine receptor function.

 

Personal and consortium grants

She has received a fellowship from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) (1999-2003), and obtained a NWO Vidi (2004) and Vici (2013) grant.  Smit was involved in 3 TI Pharma projects and coordinator of a STW program on nanobodies (2011-2015). Smit was co-PI of NWO TOPPUNT (7 ways to modulate 7TM receptors) and  project coordinator of the European Union's Horizon2020 MSCA Programme ITN project ONCORNET (Oncogenic GPCR Network of Excellence and Training)(2015-2019). Currently, she is heading the public private project (NWO-PPS TA) MAGNETIC (Multimeric Antibody formats targeting GPCR NETworks in leukemic cells) (2020-2025) and is coordinator of Horizon2020 MSCA Programme ITN project ONCORNET2.0 (2020-2024), a European PhD training network.

 

Awards

Smit was awarded the Organon Award for Pharmacology (2007) and the Galenus Research Prize (2002).

 

Education

Prof. Martine J. Smit studied Pharmacochemistry (1986-1991) at the VU Universtiy in Amsterdam and obtained her PhD in Molecular Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry in 1995 on the regulation of histamine receptors at the VU University Amsterdam. She did a 3.5 year post-doc focusing on oncogenic signaling networks at the dept of Pharmacology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York (lab Prof. R. Iyengar).

Ancillary activities

No ancillary activities

Ancillary activities are updated daily

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Academic qualification

Molecular Pharmacology, PhD, Dynamic regulation of histamine receptors, VU University

Jul 199116 Oct 1995

Award Date: 16 Oct 1995

Pharmacochemistry, Master, VU University

Sept 198620 Jun 1991

Award Date: 20 Jun 1991

European Baccalaureate, European School Brussels

… → Jul 1985

Award Date: 3 Jul 1985

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics where MJ Smit is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
  • 1 Similar Profiles

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or