Dorien J.M. Peters is professor of Human Genetics, in particular in the molecular and functional genetics of polycystic kidney disease, at the Department of Human Genetics at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC).

Dorien J.M. Peters received in 2013 the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), for excellence and leadership in PKD research. She received in 1996 the Nephrology award from the Dutch Society of Nephrology.

She is also chair of the Study programme committee for Biomedical Sciences and Member of the MD/PhD-MSc/PhD-committee of the LUMC.