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Current position:

 

Principal investigator at the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

 

Previous positions:

 

2014-2015: Postdoctoral researcher in genetics of hereditary/familial colorectal cancer under supervision of Dr. T. van Wezel and Prof.dr. Hans Morreau at the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

 

2010-2013: Postdoctoral researcher in genetics of B cell lymphomagenesis. Group: Prof. Q. Pan-Hammarström (Link), Division of Clinical Immunology, LABMED, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

2005- 2010: PhD fellow conducting studies in Onco-immunity and TGF-B signaling in mismatch repair and MUTYH deficient colorectal cancers. Group: Prof. H. Morreau, Prof. G.J. Fleuren, Dr. T. van Wezel; Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

 

Awards/Funding:

Fight Colorectal Cancer-Michael’s Mission-AACR Fellowship 2015 

 

Bas Mulder Award 2015 (Alpe d'HuZes/KWF)

Veni ZonMW grant 2016

Publications:

1. Verdegaal EM, de Miranda NF, Visser M, Harryvan T, van Buuren MM, Andersen RS, Hadrup SR, van der Minne CE, Schotte R, Spits H, Haanen JB, Kapiteijn EH, Schumacher TN, van der Burg SH. Neoantigen landscape dynamics during human melanoma-T cell interactions. Nature. 2016;536:91-5.

2. Kostine M, Cleven AH, de Miranda NF, Italiano A, Cleton-Jansen AM, Bovée JV. Analysis of PD-L1, T-cell infiltrate and HLA expression in chondrosarcoma indicates potential for response to immunotherapy specifically in the dedifferentiated subtype. Mod Pathol. 2016;29:1028-37.

3. Boot A, Oosting J, de Miranda NF, Zhang Y, Corver WE, van de Water B, Morreau H, van Wezel T. Imprinted survival genes preclude loss of heterozygosity of chromosome 7 in cancer cells. J Pathol. 2016 [Epub ahead of print].

4. Wu C, de Miranda NF, Chen L, Wasik AM, Mansouri L, Jurczak W, Galazka K, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Machaczka M, Zhang H, Peng R, Morin RD, Rosenquist R, Sander B, Pan-Hammarström Q. Genetic heterogeneity in primary and relapsed mantle cell lymphomas: Impact of recurrent CARD11 mutations. Oncotarget. 2016  [Epub ahead of print].

5. Georgiou K, Chen L, Berglund M, Ren W, de Miranda NF, Lisboa S, Fangazio M, Zhu S, Hou Y, Wu K, Fang W, Wang X, Meng B, Zhang L, Zeng Y, Bhagat G, Nordenskjöld M, Sundström C, Enblad G, Dalla-Favera R, Zhang H, Teixeira MR, Pasqualucci L, Peng R, Pan-Hammarström Q. Genetic basis of PD-L1 overexpression in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. Blood. 2016  [Epub ahead of print].

6. de Miranda NF, van Dinther M, van den Akker BE, van Wezel T, ten Dijke P, Morreau H. Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling in Colorectal Cancer Cells With Microsatellite Instability Despite Biallelic Mutations in TGFBR2. Gastroenterology. 2015;148(7):1427-37.

7. de Miranda NF, Georgiou K, Chen L, We C, Gao Z, Zaravinos A, Lisboa S, Enblad G, Teixeira MR, Zeng Y, Peng R, Pan-Hammarström Q. Exome sequencing reveals novel mutation targets in diffuse large B cell lymphomas derived from Chinese patients. Blood. 2014; 124:2544-53.

8. Enervald E, Du L, Visnes T, Björkman A, Lindgren E, Wincent J, Borck G, Colleaux L, Cormier-Daire V, van Gent DC, Pie J, Puisac B, de Miranda NF, Kracker S, Hammarström L, de Villartay JP, Durandy A, Schoumans J, Ström L, Pan-Hammarström Q. A regulatory role for the cohesin loader NIPBL in nonhomologous end joining during immunoglobulin class switch recombination. J Exp Med. 2013;210:2503-13.

9. Voorneveld PW, Stache V, Jacobs RJ, Smolders E, Sitters AI, Liesker A, Korkmaz KS, Lam SM, de Miranda NF, Morreau H, Kodach LL, Hardwick JC. Reduced expression of bone morphogenetic protein receptor IA in pancreatic cancer is associated with a poor prognosis. Br J Cancer. 2013;109:1805-12.

10. de Miranda NF, Peng R, Georgiou K, Wu C, Falk Sörqvist E, Berglund M, Chen L, Gao Z, Lagerstedt K, Lisboa S, Roos F, van Wezel T, Teixeira MR, Rosenquist R, Sundström C, Enblad G, Nilsson M, Zeng Y, Kipling D, Pan-Hammarström Q. DNA repair genes are selectively mutated in diffuse large B cell lymphomas. J Exp Med. 2013;210: 1729-42.

11. Sarasqueta AF, Forte G, Corver WE, de Miranda NF, Ruano D, van Eijk R, Oosting J, Tollenaar RA, van Wezel T, Morreau H. Integral analysis of p53 and its value as prognostic factor in sporadic colon cancer. BMC Cancer. 2013;13:277.

12. Hermsen IG, Haak HR, de Krijger RR, Kerkhofs TM, Feelders RA, de Herder WW, Wilmink H, Smit JW, Gelderblom H, de Miranda NF, van Eijk R, van Wezel T, Morreau H. Mutational analyses of epidermal growth factor receptor and downstream pathways in adrenocortical carcinoma. Eur J Endocrinol. 2013;169:51-8.

13. Voorneveld PW, Jacobs RJ, de Miranda NF, Morreau H, van Noesel CJ, Offerhaus GJ, Kodach LL, Hardwick JC. Evaluation of the prognostic value of pSMAD immunohistochemistry in colorectal cancer. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2013;22:420-4.

14. Corver WE, Ruano D, Weijers K, den Hartog WC, van Nieuwenhuizen MP, de Miranda NF, van Eijk R, Middeldorp A, Jordanova ES, Oosting J, Kapiteijn E, Hovens G, Smit J, van Wezel T, Morreau H. Genome haploidisation with chromosome 7 retention in oncocytic follicular thyroid carcinoma. PLoS One. 2012;7:e38287.

15. de Miranda NF, Hes FJ, van Wezel T, Morreau H. Role of the microenvironment in the tumourigenesis of microsatellite unstable and MUTYH-associated polyposis colorectal cancers. Mutagenesis. 2012;27:247-53.

16. de Miranda NF, Goudkade D, Jordanova ES, Tops CM, Hes FJ, Vasen HF, van Wezel T, Morreau H. Infiltration of Lynch colorectal cancers by activated immune cells associates with early staging of the primary tumor and absence of lymph node metastases. Clin Cancer Res. 2012;18(5):1237-45.

17. Du L, Peng R, Björkman A, de Miranda NF, Rosner C, Kotnis A, Berglund M, Liu C, Rosenquist R, Enblad G, Sundström C, Hojjat-Farsangi M, Rabbani H, Teixeira MR, Revy P, Durandy A, Zeng Y, Gennery AR, de Villartay JP, Pan-Hammarström Q. Cernunnos influences human immunoglobulin class switch recombination and may be associated with B cell lymphomagenesis. J Exp Med. 2012;209:291-305.

18. de Miranda NF, Björkman A, Pan-Hammarström Q. DNA repair: the link between primary immunodeficiency and cancer. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011;1246:50-63.

19. van Roon EH, de Miranda NF, van Nieuwenhuizen MP, de Meijer EJ, van Puijenbroek M, Yan PS, Huang TH, van Wezel T, Morreau H, Boer JM. Tumour-specific methylation of PTPRG intron 1 locus in sporadic and Lynch syndrome colorectal cancer. Eur J Hum Genet. 2011;19:307-12.

20. de Maat MF, Narita N, Benard A, Yoshimura T, Kuo C, Tollenaar RA, de Miranda NF, Turner RR, van de Velde CJ, Morreau H, Hoon DS. Development of sporadic microsatellite instability in colorectal tumors involves hypermethylation at methylated-in-tumor loci in adenoma. Am J Pathol. 2010;177:2347-56.

21. Hes FJ, Weiss MM, Woortman SA, de Miranda NF, van Bunderen PA, Bonsing BA, Stokkel MP, Morreau H, Romijn JA, Jansen JC, Vriends AH, Bayley JP, Corssmit EP. Low penetrance of a SDHB mutation in a large Dutch paraganglioma family. BMC Med Genet. 2010;11:92.

22. Schrage YM, Briaire-de Bruijn IH, de Miranda NF, van Oosterwijk J, Taminiau AH, van Wezel T, Hogendoorn PC, Bovée JV. Kinome profiling of chondrosarcoma reveals SRC-pathway activity and dasatinib as option for treatment. Cancer Res. 2009;69:6216-22.

23. Nielsen M, de Miranda NF, van Puijenbroek M, Jordanova ES, Middeldorp A, van Wezel T, van Eijk R, Tops CM, Vasen HF, Hes FJ, Morreau H. Colorectal carcinomas in MUTYH-associated polyposis display histopathological similarities to microsatellite unstable carcinomas. BMC Cancer. 2009;9:184.

24. Mesker WE, Liefers GJ, Junggeburt JM, van Pelt GW, Alberici P, Kuppen PJ, de Miranda NF, van Leeuwen KA, Morreau H, Szuhai K, Tollenaar RA, Tanke HJ. Presence of a high amount of stroma and downregulation of SMAD4 predict for worse survival for stage I-II colon cancer patients. Cell Oncol. 2009;31:169-78.

25. de Miranda NF, Nielsen M, Pereira D, van Puijenbroek M, Vasen HF, Hes FJ, van Wezel T, Morreau H. MUTYH-associated polyposis carcinomas frequently lose HLA class I expression - a common event amongst DNA-repair-deficient colorectal cancers. J Pathol. 2009;219:69-76.

26. Lips EH, van Eijk R, de Graaf EJ, Oosting J, de Miranda NF, Karsten T, van de Velde CJ, Eilers PH, Tollenaar RA, van Wezel T, Morreau H. Integrating chromosomal aberrations and gene expression profiles to dissect rectal tumorigenesis. BMC Cancer. 2008;8:314.

27. Kodach LL, Wiercinska E, de Miranda NF, Bleuming SA, Musler AR, Peppelenbosch MP, Dekker E, van den Brink GR, van Noesel CJ, Morreau H, Hommes DW, ten Dijke P, Offerhaus GJ, Hardwick JC. The bone morphogenetic protein pathway is inactivated in the majority of sporadic colorectal cancers. Gastroenterology. 2008;134:1332-41.

28. Lips EH, van Eijk R, de Graaf EJ, Doornebosch PG, de Miranda NF, Oosting J, Karsten T, Eilers PH, Tollenaar RA, van Wezel T, Morreau H. Progression and tumor heterogeneity analysis in early rectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2008;14:772-81.

29. Vermeulen CF, Jordanova ES, ter Haar NT, Kolkman-Uljee SM, de Miranda NF, Ferrone S, Peters AA, Fleuren GJ. Expression and genetic analysis of transporter associated with antigen processing in cervical carcinoma. Gynecol Oncol. 2007;105:593-9.

30. de Miranda NF, Dierssen JW, Ferrone S, van Puijenbroek M, Cornelisse CJ, Fleuren GJ, van Wezel T, Morreau H. HNPCC versus sporadic microsatellite-unstable colon cancers follow different routes toward loss of HLA class I expression. BMC Cancer. 2007;7:33.

31. Dierssen JW, de Miranda NF, Mulder A, van Puijenbroek M, Verduyn W, Claas FH, van de Velde CJ, Jan Fleuren G, Cornelisse CJ, Corver WE, Morreau H. High-resolution analysis of HLA class I alterations in colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer. 2006;6:233.

32. Corver WE, Ter Haar NT, Dreef EJ, de Miranda NF, Prins FA, Jordanova ES, Cornelisse CJ, Fleuren GJ. High-resolution multi-parameter DNA flow cytometry enables detection of tumour and stromal cell subpopulations in paraffin-embedded tissues. J Pathol. 2005. 206:233-41.

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