dr. S. (Stephen (Stefan)) Peuchen

Dr. Stephen Peuchen is Information Manager at the IT Dept. of the of the University Medical Center Groningen (NL), responsible for Information Management of new IT services and management in the areas of Research, Education and Training. He obtained a Ph.D. in Clinical Chemistry from the Department of Pathology of the VCU Medical Center in Richmond VA, U.S.A in 1990. He subsequently moved to the Institute of Neurology of University College London (UCL, U.K.) for a Research Fellow position in the Dept. of Neurochemistry. In his current position he spent more than 10 years on the policy development and implementation of major biobanks (incl. biobank information management systems) in Medicine and remains a national advisor on research policy in biobanking. Dr. Peuchen is a part-time lecturer in Research Methodology in the Master Programme of Transfusion Medicine of the Univ. of Groningen. One of his current interests is awareness and application of commercial Large Language Models (e.g. ChatGPT) to the IT domains of Research, Education and Training as well as its application for ICT professionals at large.

Selected publications:

1. Bot Services Development in ICT Service Management. Q1 2023. Proof of Concept.
2. Funding Discovery in PURE - A Proof of Concept – (PoC: RIGHT ON). Abstract. Presentation at the Elsevier-PURE International Conf. Barcelona ES, 10/2017
3. The UMCG Biobank Regulation, a crucial element of Institutional Governance of Biobanks. Presented at the BBMRI conference of Biobanks in Utrecht. Authors: S. Peuchen, A.E. Hoeksema November 2012
4. Using Social Network Analysis to Identify Sub-Groups in the Operating Room. Listyowardojo, T. A., Steglich, C., Peuchen, S. & Johnson, A. 2009 Human Factors, Security and Safety. Maastricht: Shaker Publishing, p. 391 400 p. Research output: Scientific › Chapter.  
5. Energy thresholds in brain mitochondria - Potential involvement in neurodegeneration. By:Davey, GP (Davey, GP); Peuchen, S (Peuchen, S); Clark, JB (Clark, JB). JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Volume: 273 Issue: 21 Pages: 12753-12757  Published: MAY 22 1998
6. Interrelationships between astrocyte function, oxidative stress and antioxidant status within the central nervous system. Peuchen, S (Peuchen, S); Bolanos, JP (Bolanos, JP); Heales, SJR (Heales, SJR); Almeida, A (Almeida, A); Duchen, MR (Duchen, MR); Clark, JB (Clark, JB). PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY. Volume: 52 Issue: 4 Published: JUL 1997

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