UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN (UMCG)
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) is the second largest academic hospital in the Netherlands with a staff of over 12,000 people in patient care, education, training and research, with a focus on ‘Healthy Ageing’. The Genomics Coordination Center is a bioinformatics core facility and a large data stewardship unit between the UMC and University of Groningen. Its mission is to unlock the full potential of next-generation omics, translational and biobank experiments towards personalised medicine and systems genetics for rare and common disease.
Prof. Dr. Morris Swertz
Professor of Bioinformatics
Morris Swertz is a professor at University Medical Centre Groningen, where he leads the chair in Big FAIR Data in Biomedicine. He founded the Genomics Coordination Centre in 2008, which has grown into a 40+ strong team supporting large-scale bioinformatics research and international consortia, including the open-source MOLGENIS platform. His work focuses on genomic and phenotype data analysis, biobanks, and FAIR data management and sharing.
Tim
Cadman
Cadman
Data Scientist
Tim Cadman is a psychologist, epidemiologist and data scientist with a specialism in multi-cohort research using federated analysis. Tim has worked in previous EU projects such as LifeCycle and Athlete. He currently works at the UMCG developing the data portal MOLGENIS Armadillo and also contributes to the federated analysis platform DataSHIELD.
Brenda Hijmans
Data Manager
As a data manager in the MOLGENIS catalogue team, Brenda is responsible for updating the catalogue data model according to the wishes and needs of a diverse community of data holders and researchers, while keeping the model in check with (inter)national data standards. She built a strong foundation in behavioral biology and neuroscience through studies at the University of Groningen. After earning her PhD in biochemistry and physiology, she moved into data analysis and before joining the MOLGENIS team worked at the Netherlands Cancer Institute as a data manager, where she coordinated data flows, supported clinical research, and contributed to open‑source tools.
Hessel Haagsma
Data Manager
Hessel is a data manager within the Molgenis team, closely involved with both the MOLGENIS catalogue and the BBMRI Directory. With a varied (PhD) background ranging from Finnish linguistics to Artificial Intelligence via Natural Language Processing, he is involved with anything related to data: management, modelling, processing, and support.
Bella Anna Binoy
Data Manager
Bella is a data manager and researcher with a strong background in biomedical data management, biobanking, and molecular biology, driven by a long-standing fascination with DNA and its role in health and disease. She holds a master’s degree in Biobanks and Complex Data Management and has hands-on experience working with biological samples, genetic data, and large-scale research datasets. At UMCG, she contributes to biomedical research through data management, metadata harmonisation, and the development of data catalogues that support FAIR and reusable health data. Alongside her technical work, Bella supports research projects through coordination and organisational tasks, helping ensure smooth collaboration and efficient progress across multidisciplinary teams.
Eleanor
Hyde
Hyde
Programme Manager Horizon2020 Cohort Catalogue and Biobank Projects
Eleanor is a programme manager for cohort catalogue and biobank projects in the MOLGENIS team within the Department of Genetics at UMCG. With over 25 years of experience in IT projects, and since her move from the corporate world into the research world in 2020, Eleanor has fulfilled project management and coordination roles in Horizon 2020 projects such as EUCAN-connect, IHEN, ATHLETE and LongITools. She brings this wealth of experience to her role in managing work on the data catalogue and federated analysis for the STAGE project.
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