Prof. Dr. Renske Gilissen (113 Zelfmoordpreventie)

Prof. Dr. R. (Renske) Gilissen is principal investigator of the SURE-Net consortium and head of the research department of 113 Suicide Prevention, the Dutch suicide prevention centre, where she currently supervises a team of 30 researchers, PhD students and interns. Gilissen is a biologist and her PhD thesis concerned physiological reactivity to fear in children: effects of temperament, attachment and the serotonin transporter gene (2008, Leiden University). After her PhD, she conducted diverse studies on suicide and suicide attempts. In June 2024, she was appointed Professor for suicide prevention at Leiden University.

Contact

Organisatie: 113 Zelfmoordpreventie

E-mail: r.gilissen@113.nl