In a team responsible for the production of tomato- and eggplant seeds.My main focus is to coordinate the worldwide production of tomato- and eggplant seeds and give customized agricultural advice to growers across different continents and different climates. Advising growers to improve their cultivation process is one of the most important factors that drive me.

Participated in applied research to gain long term information about sea turtle population dynamics to ensure protection and recovery of Bonaire’s sea turtle populations.

Studying the effects of parasitism on the composition of caterpillar labial salivary glands using HIPV's.As an intern I had the opportunity to study the relationship between plants and insects.I looked at the preference of hyperparasitoid L. nana for HIPV's of B. oleracea plants infested with healthy and parasitized caterpillars of P. brassicae .