Martien J. H. Kas (born 27 November 1966, Uithoorn) is professor at the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, where he leads a research group entitled "Behavioural Neuroscience".
The ability to precisely link neuropsychiatric symptoms to underlying neurobiology will not only facilitate the development of better treatments, it will also allow physicians to provide patients with a better understanding of the complexities and management of their illness.
ECNP provides a platform for interactions between scientists, patients and their families, pharmaceutical industry and regulators for optimizing the treatment of brain disorders, and organizes many activities, including an annual congress with 4500-6000 participants.
He was an associate professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, at the University Medical Center Utrecht By applying interspecies genetic analysis of neurobehavioral traits (in mice and humans), Kas' research aims to identify functional genotype–phenotype relationships relevant to the development and etiology-directed treatment of brain disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders.
He received a VIDI grant as principal investigator on a project studying interspecies genetics of neurobehavioral traits in mice and men.