Felix Hol
Felix Hol is a group leader and assistant professor at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, where he tries to understand why mosquitoes are so good at transmitting pathogens. His work focuses on understanding mosquito behavior and its role in transmitting diseases such as malaria and dengue. To do so, he develops innovative tools, most notably the biteOscope, which makes mosquito blood feeding visible and measurable. Using this and many other approaches, his team explores how infections, microbes and sensory cues shape mosquito behaviour.
After completing his MSc in Physics of Life at VU Amsterdam, Felix obtained his PhD in Biophysics at Delft University of Technology, studying microbial cooperation and competition. His research journey has since taken him across leading institutions - from Harvard and Stanford to Institut Pasteur in Paris. In 2022, he joined Radboud to establish his group, where he continues to combine engineering, ecology, and curiosity to shed light on the biology of one of the world’s deadliest animals.
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