
Mandy Van Leent, MD, PhD
About Me
Dr. Van Leent is an Assistant Professor at the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) and the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Van Leent obtained her MD and PhD degrees from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and performed a postdoctoral fellowship at Mount Sinai. Her research focusses on the development and implementation of multiparametric imaging readouts to non-invasively study immune responses in cardiovascular disease and beyond.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology
Research Topics
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular, Imaging, Immunology, Nanotechnology, Positron Emission Tomography
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET]
Education
MD, University of Amsterdam
PhD, University of Amsterdam
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Publications
Selected Publications
- Targeting mTOR in myeloid cells prevents infection-associated inflammation. Yohana C. Toner, Jazz Munitz, Geoffrey Prevot, Judit Morla-Folch, William Wang, Yuri van Elsas, Bram Priem, Jeroen Deckers, Tom Anbergen, Thijs J. Beldman, Eliane E.S. Brechbühl, Muhammed D. Aksu, Athanasios Ziogas, Sebastian A. Sarlea, Mumin Ozturk, Zhenhua Zhang, Wenchao Li, Yang Li, Alexander Maier, Jessica C. Fernandes, Glenn A.O. Cremers, Bas van Genabeek, Joost H.C.M. Kreijtz, Esther Lutgens, Niels P. Riksen, Henk M. Janssen, Serge H.M. Söntjens, Freek J.M. Hoeben, Ewelina Kluza, Gagandeep Singh, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Michael Schotsaert, Raphaël Duivenvoorden, Roy van der Meel, Leo A.B. Joosten, Lei Cai, Ryan E. Temel, Zahi A. Fayad, Musa M. Mhlanga, Mandy M.T. van Leent, Abraham J.P. Teunissen, Mihai G. Netea, Willem J.M. Mulder. iScience
- TGF-β: A Wrench in the Gears of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. Mandy M.T. van Leent, Raphaël Duivenvoorden. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Macrophage PET imaging in mouse models of cardiovascular disease and cancer with an apolipoprotein-inspired radiotracer. Yohana C. Toner, Geoffrey Prévot, Mandy M.T. van Leent, Jazz Munitz, Roderick Oosterwijk, Anna Vera D. Verschuur, Yuri van Elsas, Vedran Peric, Rianne J.F. Maas, Anna Ranzenigo, Judit Morla-Folch, William Wang, Martin Umali, Anne de Dreu, Jessica Chimene Fernandes, Nathaniel A.T. Sullivan, Alexander Maier, Christian Mason, Thomas Reiner, Zahi A. Fayad, Willem J.M. Mulder, Abraham J.P. Teunissen, Carlos Pérez-Medina. NPJ Imaging