FREDERIKE AMBAGTSHEER

Frederike Ambagtsheer is assistant professor at the Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, Dpt. of Internal Medicine, Section Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation and the recipient of an ERC Starting Grant (2025-2030), a NWO Veni Grant (2021-2026) and a NWO XS pilot grant (2023-2025). She is the principal investigator of the research projects presented on this platform. She has a MSc in Criminology, a LL.M. in Public International Law and a PhD on the Organ Trade.

Her research has featured on CNN, BBC, Washington Post, NY Times, Volkskrant, RTL and NOS. She is a regularly invited speaker at conferences, universities and other platforms in The Netherlands and abroad.  She has given a Tedx talk titled, 'Let's allow a fair trade in kidneys' and has given a talk for 'Universiteit van Nederland', 'Mag je jouw nier ruilen voor een Porsche?' She has worked as a consultant for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and as an advisor for the Dutch government. Since 2021 she is editorial board member of Transplant International. From 2024-2027 she is vice-chair of the European Platform on Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial aspects of Transplantation (ELPAT). Full CV