Peter Bos

Peter Bos has a permanent position as Associate Professor at the Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University. As director of research, he is also member of the Institutional board.

Currently, Peter is developing a line of research that targets the neuroendocrine mechanisms of caregiving behavior and parental communication. He uses functional MRI, EEG, and EMG, and hormone administration methods to investigate neural sensitivity to hormonal factors in response to stimuli relevant for caregiving behavior.

Peter has published empirical and review papers in both specialistic and multidisciplinary journals, and was lucky enough to receive a VENI grant in 2014 to develop his own line of research. His work has have received wide attention in the (international) media and he frequently shares his scientific findings with the general audience, including with children. He has recently published a popular science book (‘Verbonden’ in Dutch) on the topic of the biology underlying human relations.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Universiteit Utrecht (2008 — 2012)
• internship Stockholms universitet (2006 — 2007)
• MSc Utrecht University (2001 — 2007)

Companies

• voorzitter OPR svb Zeeluwe (2020)
• Associate Professor Leiden University - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (2019)
• bestuurslid BSO Violinde Stichting Violinde (2017 — 2020)
• Assistant Professor Universiteit Utrecht (2013 — 2019)
• werkervaringsplaats diagnostiek Ambulatorium FSW Universiteit Utrecht (2015 — 2016)
• Postdoctoral Researcher Universiteit Utrecht (2012 — 2015)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Cape Town (2012 — 2015)
• flow-manager UMC Utrecht (2006 — 2008)
• research assistent Universiteit Utrecht (2005 — 2007)

Grants

• 2015 Dynamics of Youth seed grant (91k) “Getting together; how (epi)genetics and family history predict sensitive parenting behavior.”
• 2014 NWO (The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) VENI grant (250k) “Off to a bad start – Investigating the role of oxytocin and estradiol in the cycle of harsh parenting over generations”
• 2013 Travel grant: ISPNE conference, Leiden (0.5k) - 2012 University of Cape Town: Medical Research Council Competitive Post-Doctoral Fellowship Grant (50k)

Awards

• 2014 Praemium Erasmianum thesis prize (3k)
• 2012 Editor’s choice award NeuroImage for: Bos P. A., Hermans E. J., Ramsey N. F. & van Honk J. (2012) The neural mechanisms by which testosterone acts on interpersonal trust. NeuroImage, 61: 730-7.