Ellen van den Bogaard, PhD (17-06-1984) studied Biomedical Sciences at the Radboud University (Nijmegen) and graduated in two masters (Pathobiology and Toxicology) She worked in the toxicological industry as a study director in regulatory toxicology before returning to academia for her PhD studies. 
Just before defending her dissertation: From skin development to disease pathogenesis: the power of 3D skin models, Ellen joined the group of Prof. Gary Perdew at the Pennsylvania State University as a research fellow.

Thereafter, she started her independent research career at the Radboud university medical center and was promoted to Principal Investigator and Head of the Laboratory for Experimental Dermatology at Department of Dermatology in 2018. In March 2021, she was appointed as a full professor in Innovative Experimental and Translational Dermatology.

Her research focusses on skin biology and pathophysiology of chronic inflammatory skin diseases with the aim is to translate findings in basic science to applications in diagnostics and treatment of human disease. Her research lines have a true translational character focusing to bring disease associations to functional concepts of mechanisms of disease. Over the years, multiple 3D tissue engineered (organotypic) skin disease models have been developed in her lab to study the interaction between epidermal keratinocytes, immune cells and the skin microbiome, putting her research at the forefront of the transition towards animal free research.