Araci Rondon
Araci Rondon is a senior researcher (since 2023) at the Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, LUMC. After completing her PhD at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 2017), she joined LUMC, where she leads research lines on organ on a chip systems, 3D cellular models, extracellular vesicles, and mechanisms linking coagulation to cancer and thrombosis in the older population. Her work focuses on developing advanced, animal free models to study thrombosis and translating these findings into clinically relevant applications.
She has established several research lines within the department, developing collaborations with clinicians, engineers, industry partners, and international groups. In 2018, she received an ISTH/EHA fellowship to study TF positive extracellular vesicles at the University of Hull (UK). In 2019, together with Prof. Henri Versteeg and Mimetas B.V., she obtained a Health~Holland grant to develop animal free platforms for cancer associated thrombosis, followed by a Health~Holland Project Recovery grant in 2020 during the COVID 19 crisis. In 2022, she and collaborators at LUMC received funding from Trombosestichting Nederland to investigate why older individuals are at higher risk of thrombosis. In 2025, Dr. Rondon secured funding for a new PhD position within the LUMC Research Themes (Cardio Vascular) as the main applicant.
She supervises several PhD candidates, including Dongyue Fan (2022–2026) and Floriane Van Lifferinge (2026–2029) as co promoter, and collaborates in the supervision of Qais Akolawala (TU Delft, collaborator Angelo Accardo). She has also mentored four additional PhD candidates (Maaike Kapteijn, Rayna Anijs and Lynn Willems), six MSc students, one BSc student, and three technicians, contributing to the development of young scientists within LUMC and abroad. Her work includes active international collaborations with partners in the Brazil, United Kingdom, China and European groups. She also contributes to teaching (“The Pathophysiology of Coagulation”, “How to Write a Research Proposal”) and serves as a board member of the Young Professional Council (YPC) and organizer of the HAIG Science Day.
