Principial Investigator,
MD, PhD
Professor of Nephrology in Renal Autoimmune Diseases
Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Professor Onno Teng is a Nephrology clinician-scientist at the department of Internal Medicine of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) where he leads the national and european recognised centre of expertise for lupus, Vasculitis and Complement-mediated systemic diseases (LuVaCs). He is Professor of Nephrology in renal autoimmune diseases at the University of Leiden and Chair of the national foundation of Autoimmune Research & Collaboration Hubs (ARCH). In May 2026, he was appointed Head of the Department of Nephrology at LUMC.
Professor Teng has founded a clinical research programme for the development of novel treatment strategies in patients with renal autoimmune diseases including lupus nephritis and ANCA-associated vasculitis. He also conducts a translational research programme focused on neutrophil extracellular traps, B cell and plasma cell immunology collectively aimed at innovative immune monitoring of novel treatment strategies for LuVaCs patients.
Professor Teng is actively involved as clinical teacher for Nephrology, Immunology and Basic Physiology & Anatomy in the curriculum of Medicine at Leiden University. He supervises medical students for their scientific as well as clinical internships and clinical bedside teaching of the LUMC Internal Medicine Residents.
Financial Disclosures
The work of Prof. Dr. Y.K.O. Teng is supported by
- the Arthritis Research and Collaboration Hub (ARCH) foundation. ARCH is funded by Dutch Arthritis Foundation (ReumaNederland).
- Dutch Kidney Foundation
- Foundation for Rheumatology Research (FOREUM)
The LUMC received an unrestricted research grant from GlaxoSmithKline, CSL Vifor and Novartis for investigator-initiated studies conducted by Prof. Dr. Y.K.O. Teng.
The LUMC received consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Alexion, GSK, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Roche, Sobi, CSL Vifor on consultancies delivered by Prof. Dr. Y.K.O. Teng