Investigating the fundamentals of mismatch repair in relation to endogenous and exogenous sources of DNA damage and the link to cancer and ageing.

Minor Masters Internship at the human genetics department (group Vrieling) of the Leiden University Medical Center. Investigating whether BRCA2 variants of uncertain significance are pathogenic by using an innovative molecular pipeline and functional assays. Furthermore, I am tasked with setting up a similar but improved system to test mutations in BRCA1.

Literature review concerning the role of hypoxia in colorectal cancer and whether tumour hypoxia can be used as an efficient target in the treatment of colorectal cancer.

Major Masters Internship at the infection and immunity department of Utrecht University. Investigating the role of ORPs during viral replication and whether inhibition of ORPs can prove a viable treatment versus enterovirusses.

Senior Bacherlors Internship at the GIGA neuroscience department of the university of Liège. Studying a possible role for local and adaptive regulation of the primary cilium by microRNAs.

Junior Bachelors Internship at the Grow/MAASTRO department. Investigating the importance of DICER expression during hypoxia in head and neck cancer.