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Research output per year
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Research interests
The research of Gert Luurtsema, associate professor at the UMCG, is focused on a broad range of topics, ranging from tracer development to validation of clinical imaging applications. With support of NWO-STW funding, he has accomplished a research line on imaging of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity in relation to brain disorders and drug delivery. Besides this, he is supervising > 7 PhD students, 5 master students and 3 postdocs. Currently, he is (co-)author of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles in high ranking journals and scientific textbooks. He was guest editor of the journals Current Pharmaceutical Design and Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Functional PET imaging of gut microbiota with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose, [18F]fluorodeoxysorbitol and [11C]choline reflects Clostridia and Lactobacillales abundance in caecum and small intestine and host metabolic interactions
La Rosa, F., Guzzardi, M. A., Conti, G., Petroni, D., Pardo Tendero, M., Bernardi, S., Barone, M., Panetta, D., Tedeschi, L., Fabbri, C., Casavecchia, F., Riabitch, D., Granziera, F., Ragusa, R., Caselli, C., Giorgetti, A., Campani, D., Baglini, E., Menichetti, L. & Elsinga, P. & 3 others, , 13-Jun-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography detects cardiomyopathy in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis patients with negative bone scintigraphy: a pilot study
Tingen, H. S. A., Stormezand, G. N., van Snick, P., Hu, Y., Van Der Zwaag, P., Oerlemans, M., van der Meer, P., Hazenberg, B. P. C., Luurtsema, G., Nienhuis, H. L. A. & Slart, R. H. J. A., 2026, In: Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine. 6, 7 p., 1747625.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Simultaneous [15O]H2O and [89Zr]mAb Scanning with Long Axial Field-of-View PET: A Simulation Study Using Digital Twins
Li, Z., Mohr, P., Dao, V., Luurtsema, G., Brouwers, A. H., Lammertsma, A. A. & Tsoumpas, C., Mar-2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. 10, 3, p. 406 - 417 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Validation of a Deep-Learning Coregistration Framework for Long-Axial-Field-of-View PET/CT Using Low-Radiation-Exposure Protocols Across Various Tracers
Li, Z., Providência, L., Mohr, P., Mostafapour, S., Roya, M., Martinez-Lucio, T. S., Somsen, J. F., van Leeuwen, G. L., Salvi De Souza, G., van Sluis, J., Glaudemans, A. W. J. M., Dierckx, R. A. J. O., de Vries, J.-P. P. M., Luurtsema, G., Slart, R. H. J. A., Brouwers, A. H., Schleyer, P., Conti, M., Lammertsma, A. A. & Schaefferkoetter, J. & 1 others, , May-2026, In: Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine. 67, 5, p. 810-816 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Designing a Small Molecule for PET Radiotracing: [18F]MC225 in Human Trials for Early Diagnosis in CNS Pathologies
Mastropasqua, F., Luurtsema, G., Filosa, C. & Colabufo, N. A., Sept-2025, In: Molecules. 30, 18, 25 p., 3696.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)3 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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TAP_TAU
Aleman, A. (Supervisor) & Luurtsema, G. (Supervisor)
10-Jul-2023 → 9-Jul-2027Activity: Examination, teaching and supervision › Supervision and examination of PhD students of the UG › Academic
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New 11C-labeled BODIPY derivates for measuring mitochondrial dysfunction in Cancer with PET imaging
Luurtsema, G. (Supervisor) & Elsinga, P. (Supervisor)
1-Nov-2023 → 1-Nov-2027Activity: Examination, teaching and supervision › Supervision and examination of PhD students of the UG › Academic
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Supervisor Giordana Salvi de Souza
Luurtsema, G. (Supervisor)
Mar-2022 → Mar-2026Activity: Examination, teaching and supervision › Supervision and examination of PhD students of the UG › Academic
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The role of cardiac P-glycoprotein function using [18F]MC225-PET with molecular imaging
Slart, R. (Co-supervisor) & Luurtsema, G. (Supervisor)
1-Oct-2022 → 1-Oct-2026Activity: Examination, teaching and supervision › Supervision and examination of PhD students of the UG › Academic
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BBBNedwork meeting
Luurtsema, G. (Organiser)
15-Mar-2019Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
Press/Media
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Sneller, eenvoudiger, veiliger: UMCG ontwikkelt nieuwe manier om PET-tracers te maken
15/05/2026 → 22/05/2026
2 items of Media coverage, 5 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
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Dankzij vinding Gronings ziekenhuis kan een PET-scan makkelijker uitgevoerd worden
20/05/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
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Diagnosi di malattie cerebrali oggi se ne parla a Triggiano
17/02/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Academic
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Diagnose van prostaatkanker bij Treant op topniveau
08/05/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Academic
Prizes
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Heart-on-chip to measure cardiac P-glycoprotein function using [18F]MC225 and PET imaging
Mossel, P. (Recipient), Luurtsema, G. (Recipient), van der Meer, A. (Recipient), Schwach, V. (Recipient) & Passier, P. C. J. J. (Recipient), 22-Apr-2022
Prize › Academic
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Wat is de impact van genderverschillen op de werking van geneesmiddelen voor neuro-psychiatrische aandoeningen? Een in vivo PET studie naar de functie van P-glycoproteïne op de bloed-hersenbarrière gemeten met [18F]MC225
Mossel, P. (Recipient), Bartels, A. (Recipient) & Luurtsema, G. (Recipient), 2022
Prize › Academic
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Publication Price 2018 for established researchers
Polinder-Bos, H. (Recipient), Vállez García, D. (Recipient), Kuipers, J. (Recipient), Elting, J. W. J. (Recipient), Aries, M. J. H. (Recipient), Krijnen, W. P. (Recipient), Groen, H. (Recipient), Willemsen, A. (Recipient), van Laar, P. (Recipient), Strijkert, F. (Recipient), Luurtsema, G. (Recipient), Slart, R. (Recipient), Westerhuis, R. (Recipient), Gansevoort, R. T. (Recipient), Gaillard, C. A. (Recipient) & Franssen, C. (Recipient), Mar-2019
Prize › Academic
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Top 5 best publications in 2018 by the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Bos, H. (Recipient), Vállez García, D. (Recipient), Kuipers, J. (Recipient), Elting, J. W. J. (Recipient), Aries, M. J. H. (Recipient), Krijnen, W. P. (Recipient), Groen, H. (Recipient), Willemsen, A. (Recipient), van Laar, P. (Recipient), Strijkert, F. (Recipient), Luurtsema, G. (Recipient), Slart, R. (Recipient), Westerhuis, R. (Recipient), Gansevoort, R. T. (Recipient), Gaillard, C. A. (Recipient) & Franssen, C. (Recipient), 2019
Prize › Academic