The mission of ERIBA is to better understand what causes ageing. Within ERIBA, studies are focused on the mechanisms that result in loss of cells with age and the decline in the function of old cells and tissues. ERIBA aims to develop novel strategies to prevent or combat age-related disease and to provide evidence-based recommendations for healthy ageing. Postdoc project: Investigate telomere length variations in human leukocytes to gain insight in the biology of ageing and human health

PhD-thesis: Rheologic changes of hypothermic preserved red blood cells.The red blood cell rheologic properties are important determinants of the flow behavior of blood and subsequently the oxygenation of the micro-vascular environment. The aim of this thesis was to gain a better understanding of the red blood cell quality from a rheologic perspective in transfusion medicine. A better insight of the red blood cell rheologic properties during ex vivo preservation could improve transfusion outcome. Alternatively the utilization of cryopreservation for long-term storage of red blood cells was explored.

Analysis of the interactions of medical devices, (bio) materials and pharmaceuticals with the human body, especially with blood and blood components.

Research internship at the department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin Ireland: “Localization of the IgG-Fc binding domain of the fibrinogen binding protein of Streptococcus equi subsp.equi”Research internship at the department of Medical Physiology Groningen: “Multiple organ failure in trauma patients: a role of locally produced inflammatory mediators?