Organisation

Executive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for the management of the institute and meets monthly to discuss and decide upon issues at strategic and operational level. The Scientific Director has the full and integral responsibility for the institute and reports to the Dean.
• Prof. Tilman Hackeng, Scientific Director
• Prof. Hugo ten Cate, Division Blood
• Prof. Kevin Vernooy, Leader Division Heart
• Prof. Uli Schotten, Representative Strategic Board
• Dr Nynke van den Akker, CARIM priori
• Dr Job Verdonschot, CARIM priori
• Danny Luciana
• Tara de Koster

Strategic Board
The Strategic Board advises and supports the CARIM Scientific Director in managing long-term policy. The board is also a discussion forum and generates written visions of the future of CARIM and its survival in an increasingly competitive international scientific environment. The Strategic Board meets regularly to discuss issues such as grant programmes, national and international collaboration networks, interdisciplinary communication and CARIM’s visibility in the national and international cardiovascular fields.
• Prof. Uli Schotten, chair
• Dr Aaron Isaacs
• Prof. Paul Volders
• Dr Judith Cosemans
• Dr Martijn Brouwers
• Dr Boy Houben
• Dr Fatma Karapinar
• Sandrine Seyen
• Giulia Cordella
• Danny Luciana

CARIM Office
The CARIM Office consists of specialists that support the organisation and it's researchers with administrative, financial and legal issues, including HRM and funding. Tara de Koster, Esther Willigers, Barbara Przybylski and Esther Wishaupt are responsible for administrative issues, including supporting the Executive Board. The controllers of CARIM are Lynn Lemeer and Hans Slenter. The Finance Department of Maastricht University provides support on accounting the CARIM research projects with Henny Kerckhoffs, Johan Noordijk and Jacqueline Roufs-Schepers. Anke Neekmann and Petra Suurmond of the Human Resources Department of Maastricht University is dedicated to CARIM. In legal affairs, Suzanne ten Hoeve and Paul Bohnen support CARIM, and Gwynned de Looijer is the support for funding acquisition. Managing Director Danny Luciana is the head of the CARIM office.

CARIM Confidential Contact Persons
Dr Magdi Nagy (Dept of Biochemistry) and Prof. Peter de Leeuw (Dept of Internal Medicine) are CARIM Confidential Contact Persons. They serve as the first point of contact for staff members and PhD candidates who seek confidential and approachable support. While there is a formally trained confidential advisor within FHML, Maria Jansen, for more complex matters, the CARIM Confidential Contact Person can provide support for initial conversations and, if necessary, refer individuals to the faculty advisor. Their responsibilities are:

• Listening to CARIM staff and PhD candidates seeking confidential advice or support;
• Advising or referring them to the faculty confidential advisor for further consultation;
• Ensuring confidentiality and providing a safe environment for open conversations.

Contact information
Dr Magdi Nagy: m.nagy@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Prof. Peter de Leeuw: p.deleeuw@maastrichtuniversity.nl