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Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Leiden, Provincie Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Project leader for various drug discovery programs, responsible for managing project teams and act as primary point of contact for clients. Responsible for successful completion of projects within timelines and budget. Carried out business development activities, such as presentingearly drug discovery capabilities at scientific conferences/meetings, discussing client’s research needs and potential projects with clients. Drafted project proposals, detailing scientific hypotheses, project activities with estimated timelines and resources. Student intern coordinator for the Leiden site. Responsible for recruitment and assigning students to relevant scientific projects. Liaise with students, academia and company stakeholders to ensure that internships are completed with satisfaction for all parties involved.

Leiden, Provincie Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Contributed to a diverse set of drug discovery programs, involving topics such as cell-based assay development, hit identification (screening) and target characterization. Responsible for project management activities, experimental design, execution as well as reporting to internal and externalstakeholders. Member of High-Content Imaging support group to assist in experimental design and algorithm development to quantify imaging-based results.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Contributed to a NWO Vici grant to study the involvement of herpes-virus encoded GPCRs in glioblastoma. Developed new techniques and tools for treatment of this disease. Responsible for training PhD-candidates in experimental and academic skill development.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

PhD project under supervision of prof. dr. Martine Smit, dr. Henry Vischer and prof. dr. Rob Leurs at the division of Medicinal Chemistry.-Target validation of herpesvirus-encoded GPCRs in inflammatory and oncogenic pathology-Elucidation of molecular mechanisms that underlie receptor-dependent inflammatory, angiogenic and proliferative signaling-Development of antibody-fragments (nanobodies) against GPCRs for research, diagnositic and therapeutic applications

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Research internship under the supervision of dr. David Maussang and prof. dr. Martine Smit at the division of Medicinal Chemistry. Evaluated the therapeutic potential of chemokine receptor-targeting antibody-fragments (nanobodies) for a rare immunodeficiency disorder.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Research internship under supervision of prof. dr. Frits Peters (VUmc, Amsterdam) and prof. dr. Yehuda Assaraf (Fred Wyszkowski Cancer Research Laboratory, Technion, Haifa) at the department of Medical Oncology. Evaluated the role of receptor tyrosine kinases in regulation of multidrug efflux transporters in non-small cell lung cancer model systems.

Master, Drug Discovery And Safety, Cum Laude

Bachelor, Pharmaceutical Sciences