About us
Our lab is composed of a multidisciplinary team of international scientists with backgrounds in (bio)physics and quantitative biochemistry. We are hardworking, passionate people who work together as a team to unravel how the molecular process of replication happens in real time. If you want to know who is who in the lab, scroll down and get to meet us
Group leader
Prof. Dr. Nynke Dekker
Principal investigator – Physics and Biophysics
Nynke Dekker obtained her B.Sc. cum laude from Yale University (with majors in both physics and in applied mathematics), an M.Sc. cum laude in physics from Leiden University, and a prestigious Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University. This was followed by a postdoctoral period at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris in which she transitioned into the field of biological physics. She was appointed Statutory Professor of Biophysics at the University of Oxford in 2024. Prior to that, she was faculty member at TU Delft (2002-2024).