Education at BiS

At BiS we like to translate our knowledge and expertise into interesting, state-of-the-art educational activities in order to share our passion for research and teach the new generation of scientists. BiS also sees ‘Learning-Teaching’ as a joint adventure between the lecturer and learner.

BiS is involved in Biomedical Engineering&Medical Engineering Sciences bachelors and masters programs at Eindhoven University where we teach and tutor both practical and theoretical courses mainly about applied cell biology in regenerative medicine and related fields. 

We also offer internship possibilities for both bachelor and master students. Please have a look below for more information!

Courses

Applied Cell Biology, Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Technologies 

Applied Cell Biology course ran for the first time at Q2, 2019-2020. The course was designed from scratch to promote active learning in the classroom. The inspiration of Jan and Sultan to facilitate the higher cognitive skills to solve a real cell biological challange made the backbone of the course design. For this purpose blended learning, challenge based learning and research based learning are carefully implemented in the course. In addition, assesment for learning approaches were used including group projects and reports, peer review and peer grading and debating.

We are using ‘Blended Learning’ approach as a backbone for the learning-teaching activities.

In addition to promote higher cognitive skills we are mostly using kinesthetic and visual tools.

BiS BEP Projects (Bachelor End Projects) 2018-2019

• Difference in ERK activity with subsequent activation of p53 protein in relation to cell cycle arrest as a response to surface topography, N. Amsing
• Tendon-like surfaces influence tendon marker expression and cell alignment for tenogenic phenotype maintenance, T. Woud
• The influence of micro topographies on SRC inhibition for early chondrogenic differentiation, N. Smolders
• Differentiation of hMSCs into Tenocyte-Like Cells on Tendon-Imprint Topographies, N. Takke
• Prediction and validation of deep learning neural networks for prediction of effect of topographical factors on cell proliferation in hMSCs based on high throughput cell count data, B. Voermans

Biomedical Engineering&Medical Engineering Masters Track at TU/e

The master in Biomedical Sciences (BMS) focuses on state-of-the-art methodology and skills that enable researchers to unravel the molecular and cellular mechanisms in health and disease with the ultimate goal to restore health.

One of the nine specializations within the masters is "Regenerative Medicine":creating solutions to restore structure and function of permanently damaged tissues and organs by using a combination of science and technology. 

Tracks in the master’s program Biomedical Engineering:

• Regenerative engineering,
• Regenerative medicine and technology (with Utrecht University),
• Biomechanics and mechanobiology,
• Chemical biology, materials and nanomedicine,
• Biomedical imaging and modelling,
• Medical imaging (with Utrecht University).

Tracks in the master’s program Medical Engineering:

• Biomechanics,
• Medical imaging and modelling,
• Medical imaging (with Utrecht University).

Topics focus on both the molecular biological (including stem cell biology and gene therapies) and technological (including tissue engineering and bio-fabrication technologies) aspects, and the combination thereof within a clinical context. 

Internships
What do we offer?

• Highly interdisciplinary projects
• Involvement in the ongoing projects of BiS
• Learn new skills: 
  • Wet lab: Cell culture, PCR, Western blot, microscopy, and many more
  • Computational: image analysis (CellProfiler), gene expression analysis (ConsensusPathDB, Cytoscape, ArrayExpress, ConnectivityMap), VirtuallCell, R
  • Professional: writing skills, presentation skills, creative and critical thinking
• A lot of fun!

When can you start?

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply and are welcome the whole year round but placement is dependent on availability of supervision. Please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.about your interested project, with a motivation statement and your possible start date.

Potential projects

Note that the projects below, give a more general direction of where the research should go to. Up to a certain extent, these projects can be modified to fit your wishes.

Alex Vasilevich

Aysegul Dede Eren

Giulia Sivelli

Pascal Vroemen

Steven Vermeulen

Sultan Gulce Iz-Dendritic cell (DC) training on topographies for improved immunotherapy approaches-DCs on the move!

Phani Sudarsanam

Urnaa Tuvshindorj

Literature

New bachelor and master students at our department are asked to read a selection of manuscripts describing past and present research at BiS. The link to list can be found here.