About us
The team of scientists within TRIXY ensures that important knowledge is gathered about vulnerabilities in these children, particularly in the areas of cognitive, emotional, and social development, in relation to risk for behavioral problems. We need this knowledge to recognize early signs of developmental risk earlier, to be better able to provide targeted developmental support to vulnerable children, and to develop new interventions that best meet the needs of children with these trisomies.
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Hanna Swaab is professor in the field of Neurocognitive Development and Developmental Disorders at Leiden University. She is also director of the LUBEC and director of the TRIXY Expertise Center. As a clinical child neuropsychologist and psychotherapist, she has been active in the science and care of children and adults with X and Y chromosome variations for 25 years.
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Sophie van Rijn is an associate professor in the Department Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences at Leiden University and Chief Science Officer of TRIXY. She has been conducting scientific research in the field of X and Y chromosome variations for 14 years. She leads the TRIXY Research Lab, where the effects of an extra X or Y chromosome on cognitive, emotional and behavioral development are systematically mapped. Her goal is to increase and share scientific knowledge.
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Claudia König is Chief Clinical Officer of the TRIXY Consultation at the Ambulatorium of Leiden University. As a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist, she works with children/young people, their parents and teachers to find out how information processing works. Which skills are well or less developed? And how does this translate into treatment?
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Kimberly Kuiper is a researcher and GZ educator within the TRIXY Center of Expertise. She holds a PhD in scientific research on the development of young children with an extra X or Y chromosome. Kimberly also works on the clinical team, allowing us to offer our care to more parents and children. She is also involved in making knowledge, information and brochures available to parents and stakeholders.
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Sabine Hannema is pediatrician and endocrinologist at Amsterdam University Medical Center, and involved in the TRIXY Center of Expertise. She is specialized in medical care for children with X and Y chromosome variations. She is part of the multidisciplinairy team, which also involves child physiotherapist and occupational therapists. For questions regarding fertility treatment, there is a collaboration with the urologists-andrologists of the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam.
