Overview

Since the end of 2021, I work as coordinator translational research in the Beekman lab. My focus lies on biobank maintenance and development. So far, more than 900 donors have entrusted their tissue and data to a Beekman lab biobank. There are many practical and regulatory aspects to maintaining a biobank, such as making sure researchers can easily assess the available materials, and filing protocols for sample use at the Biobank Research Ethics Committee of the UMC Utrecht. I have close contact with both the lab and the clinic, since they are both involved in building and using the biobank. Besides my work at the Beekman lab, I also maintain other biobanks within the Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Utrecht.

I studied Biology at Utrecht University and worked in several functions at the UMC Utrecht, among which as a clinical research employee. Because of this background, I both understand the research in the lab and have experience in studies with patients and how to arrange things in the hospital. I’m happy to combine those two worlds in my current position. Outside work hours, I am an avid cellist, I like to play board games and I sew and collect fabrics.

Experience

• Coordinator translational research at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine, UMC Utrecht
• Clinical research employee, division Intensive Care and Surgery, UMC Utrecht
• Front desk employee operation rooms, UMC Utrecht
• Master of Science, Environmental Biology, Utrecht University
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Utrecht University