PhD student at Macrobian-Biotech (www.macrobianbiotech.com), a biotechnology spin-off company of the University of Amsterdam. Description: Pre-clinical research for disorders that affect the midbrain dopamine system.

Research internship at the lab of Kay M. Tye (www.tyelab.org) of the Picower Institute for Learning & Memory at the department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.Description: Investigating the effects of stress on dopamine-mediated social interaction in female mice.Techniques used: Various mouse behavioral assays (including anxiety and social assays), in vivo microendoscopic calcium imaging, optogenetic… Show more Research internship at the lab of Kay M. Tye (www.tyelab.org) of the Picower Institute for Learning & Memory at the department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.Description: Investigating the effects of stress on dopamine-mediated social interaction in female mice.Techniques used: Various mouse behavioral assays (including anxiety and social assays), in vivo microendoscopic calcium imaging, optogenetic manipulations, stereotaxic surgeries, transcardial perfusions, estrous cycle monitoring of female mice, immunohistochemistry, data analysis/visualization in Matlab Show less

Research internship at the Molecular and Biological Assay (MBA) group of the Vaccine Process & Analytical Development department of Janssen Infectious Diseases & Vaccines (one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson). Description: During this internship I developed and optimized methods for extracting, measuring, and characterizing DNA impurities in vaccine products. Experiments were conducted under good manufacturing practice (GMP) and biosafety level (BSL) 2 & 3… Show more Research internship at the Molecular and Biological Assay (MBA) group of the Vaccine Process & Analytical Development department of Janssen Infectious Diseases & Vaccines (one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson). Description: During this internship I developed and optimized methods for extracting, measuring, and characterizing DNA impurities in vaccine products. Experiments were conducted under good manufacturing practice (GMP) and biosafety level (BSL) 2 & 3 precautions.Main techniques used: Various DNA extraction techniques, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis Show less

Student Assistent for the Visual Psychophysics Lab Course (UCSCICOGL1). In this course students were introduced to Matlab programming. The students were learned to master input/output functions (e.g. data collection by keyboard, filing of data), as well as how to set up a fully computerized experiment and how to analyze the resulting data. Based on provided literature, students were asked to formulate a research question and to design an experiment to answer that question using a visual… Show more Student Assistent for the Visual Psychophysics Lab Course (UCSCICOGL1). In this course students were introduced to Matlab programming. The students were learned to master input/output functions (e.g. data collection by keyboard, filing of data), as well as how to set up a fully computerized experiment and how to analyze the resulting data. Based on provided literature, students were asked to formulate a research question and to design an experiment to answer that question using a visual search paradigm. Students participated in each other’s experiments and a practical introduction to relevant statistical techniques was given, and students applied these techniques to analyse their data. At the end of the second week, there was a mini-conference during which students presented their findings in the form of poster presentations. Show less

Research internship (bachelor thesis for BSc Psychobiology) at the department of Experimental Psychology of the Utrecht University (UU).Description: Decoding visual motion extrapolation using EEG pattern classification. Techniques used: Electroencephalography (EEG), eye-tracking, EEG pattern classification analysis in Matlab