About
Introduction
Previous work As a PhD student, I studied the effect of light therapy on depression during pregnancy. Furthermore, I studied the effects of seasons and the effects of sleep during pregnancy on depressive symptoms. Lastly, I conducted various projects on psychotropic medication before, during, and after pregnancy.
Field(s) of expertise
Education and career
- 2015 - 2020: PhD student. (Thesis: Depression during Pregnancy - Light, Seasons and Sleep.)
- 2016 - 2018: Evidence Based Practice in Health Care (MSc), University of Amsterdam.
- 2012 - 2014: Biomedical Sciences (MSc), cum laude, University of Amsterdam.
- 2009 - 2012: Biomedical Sciences (BSc), University of Amsterdam.
Publications
A complete overview of publications can be found here:
Recent Findings
Previous studies in the lab have shown that autologous dendritic cells pulsed with allogenic tumor cell lysate was able to induce peripheral T cell activation and tumor-reactive T cell responses in patients with mesothelioma and pancreatic cancer. Current research focuses on how to initiate an effective immune response in the tumor as well as the tumor-draining lymph node using dendritic cell vaccination. Furthermore, we are studying novel approaches for (personalized) vaccination. In addition, we have identified T cell characteristics that underlie clinical efficacy of immune check inhibitors or chemotherapeutic agents in mesothelioma. The selected publications below give an impression of our work.
Scholarships, grants, and awards
- 2020: Nomination VIVA400-list and poster award (Landelijk Kenniscentrum Psychiatrie en Zwangerschap)
- 2019: Travel grants (Society of Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, Trust Fund Erasmus MC)
- 2018: Personal grant (Aarhus University, Denmark)