No. 8,570 in Dutch
hoofdonderzoeker
Principal investigator.
In a sentence
De hoofdonderzoeker leidde het team tijdens het experiment.
The principal investigator led the team during the experiment.
Here, "hoofdonderzoeker" denotes the lead investigator or principal researcher responsible for the experiment.
Als hoofdonderzoeker heeft zij veel verantwoordelijkheid over de projecten.
As a principal investigator, she has great responsibility over the projects.
In this sentence, "hoofdonderzoeker" refers to the person holding the title or role within the project.
De hoofdonderzoeker presenteerde de resultaten op de conferentie.
The principal investigator presented the results at the conference.
Here, "hoofdonderzoeker" is used as the person representing the research work in a formal event.
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