Marjo van der Knaap

Marjo S. van der Knaap (born 9 May 1958) is a Dutch professor of pediatric neurology at VU University Amsterdam and Amsterdam University Medical Centers. She was a winner of the 2008 Spinoza Prize. Her research focuses on white matter disorders.

Early life and education Van der Knaap was born on 9 May 1958 in Delft. In the field, she developed a computer-guided recognition system for known diseases. She discovered five diseases, one of which was named after her, although she did not find that necessary.

In 2008, she was one of four winners of the Dutch Spinoza Prize and received a 1,5 million euro grant. Van der Knaap stated to spend the money on developing treatment for white matter disorders. With the money she founded a stem cell laboratory at the VU University Amsterdam.

Van der Knaap became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.