Background
Windt, Leon Johannes de was born on January 24, 1970 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
Windt, Leon Johannes de was born on January 24, 1970 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
Degree in Molecular Biology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 1994. Doctor of Philosophy in Cardiovascular Physiology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, 1998.
Postdoctoral fellow Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, 1998—2001. Research instructor Department Cardiology, University Hospital, Maastricht, 2001—2002. Assistant professor Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, 2002—2007, associate professor, since 2007.
Chief science officer Lead Pharma Inc., Nijmegen, Netherlands, since 2007.
Secretary Consultant Body Dutch Caribbeans, The Hague, Netherlands, 2005—2007. Member of Dutch Physiological Society, European Society Cardiology (member Heart Failure Association), American Heart Association (associate Finalist Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council Outstanding Early Career Investigator competition 2004).
Son of Lucio Guillermo de Windt and Jacoba de Wit. Married Rebeca Diana Nicolaas. Children: Aisha Vivian, Leyla Aliyah.