2022-present
Research Fellow at Sanquin Health Solutions with an expertise in complement.
Interim Junior Group Leader of the Complement research group of the department of Immunopathology of Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2017-2021
Project Leader in the Molecular Pharmacy group of Prof. Dr. Daniel Ricklin, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Postdoctoral Researcher in the Molecular Pharmacy group of Prof. Dr. Daniel Ricklin, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2016-2017
Junior Postdoc in the Complement research group of Dr. Diana Wouters, Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2012-2016
PhD-student under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Taco W. Kuijpers, MD of the Department of Pediatric Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC and Dr. Diana Wouters of the Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Other Activities
2021
Guest Editor of the Special Issue on Complement of Nature Springers Seminars in Immunopathology, published in 2021.
2018-2021
Treasurer of the independent Basel Postdoc Network, organising the annual meeting and related network events for all Postdoctoral researchers in Basel, Switzerland.
Teaching Experience
2018-2021
Teacher of the BSc Modern Drug Design course for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Teacher of the Advanced Writing course for PhD-student of the BioZentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2013-2016
Lecturer on recent developments within the complement field for local researchers and clinicians as part of the international open workshops of the FP7 EUCLIDS Consortium at various European institutes.
2010-2011
Teacher of the BSc Immunology course for Biomedical Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Education
2010-2012
MSc Biomedical Sciences – Medical Biology track, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1st Internship: Nine months at the Dept. of Immunopathology at Sanquin Research, Amsterdam. Research focus: Complement regulation. Supervisors: Dr. D. Wouters & A. Kamp. Grade: 8.5 out of 10.
2nd Internship: Eight months at the Dept. of Neurology and the Dept. of Medical Microbiology at the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam. Research focus: sRNA’s in pneumococcus and meningococcus. Supervisors: Prof. D. v/d Beek, MD & R.A.G. Huis in ‘t Veld, MD. Grade: 8.5 out of 10.
2006-2010
BSc Biomedical Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
BSc Internship: Five months at the Dept. of Medical Microbiology of the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam. Research focus; RNA-thermometers in meningococcus. Supervisor: Dr. Y. Pannekoek. Grade: 8.5 out of 10.