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Alumni

Staff alumni
  • Nusrat Malik, 2022. Education Officer at BiS (Biointerface Science in Regenerative Medicine).
  • Urnaa Tuvshindorj, 2021. PhD Student at MERLN Institute.
  • Sultan Gülçe Iz, 2021. Post Doctoral Researcher at BiS.

  • Kerbaï Saïd Eroumé, 2021. PhD Student at MERLN Institute.

  • Miguel Faase, 2021. PhD Student at BiS.
  • Aysegul Dede-Eren, 2021. PhD Student at BiS.
  • Mehmet Tas, 2021. Post Doctoral Researcher at BiS .
  • Alex Vasilevich, 2020, Data Scientist at BIS.
  • Steven Vermeulen, 2020, PhD Student at MERLN institute: Engineering the tendon fibroblast micro-environment by surface topographies.
  • Pascal Vroemen, 2019, PhD Student at cBITE (Cell Biology Inspired Tissue Engineering) and BiS.
  • Alex Vasilevich, 2018, PhD Student, Computational approach to engineer the interface between cells and biomaterials.
  • Aurélie Carlier, 2018, Assistant Professor at cBITE.
  • Dennie Hebels, 2018, Project Manager at cBITE.
  • Marloes Kamphuis, 2018, Lab Manager at cBITE.
  • Nadia Roumans, 2018, Lab Technician at cBITE.
  • Linfeng (Joseph) Li, 2018, PhD student: Trophoblast stem cell differentiation via TopoChip Technology.
  • Nick Beijer, 2018, PhD student: Topographically enhanced cell culture systems to induce and monitor mechanobiology.
  • Frits Hulshof, 2016, PhD student: Topochip: Technology for Instructing Cell Fate and Morphology via Designed Surface Topography.
  • Jenny Brinkmann, 2016, PhD student: Dynamic bioactive surfaces for cells using cucurbiturils.
  • Maqsood (Max) Ahmed, 2014, postdoc: High-throughput screening of fiber spun scaffolds.
  • Anouk Mentink, 2014,  research technician and lab manager.
  • Eelco Fennema, 2014, PhD student: An analysis of trauma and its solutions in bone tissue engineering.  
  • Bach Le Quang, 2014, PhD student:Decellularized cartilage matrix  as an alternative for demineralized bone matrix.
  • Nathalie Groen, 2014, PhD student: High throughput screening of bone graft materials.
  • Vanessa LaPointe, 2014, postdoc: Molecular biology in 3D.
  • Karolina Janeczek, 2013, PhD student: Endothelial differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.
  • Hemant Unadkat, 2012, PhD student: The effect of topography on cell behaviour.
  • Joyce Doorn, 2012, PhD student: Paracrine signaling of human mesenchymal stem cells.
  • Anindita Ganguly, 2012, PhD student: Clinical translation of bone tissue engineering.
  • Ana Barradas, 2012, PhD student: Molecular mechanism of osteo-induction.
  • Hugo Andre Alves, 2010, PhD student, Ageing and human mesenchymal stem cells.
  • Jun Liu, 2009, PhD student, Bioluminescent imaging in tissue engineering.
  • Jojanneke Jukes, 2009, PhD student, Embryonic stem cells in cartilage tissue engineering.
  • Hugo Fernandes, 2009, PhD student and postdoc,The role of extracellular matrix in bone tissue engineering.
  • Ram Siddappa, 2008, PhD student, Protein kinase A signaling in bone tissue engineering.
  • Sanne Both, 2008, PhD student, Mouse embryonic stem cells in bone tissue engineering.
  • Ruud Licht, 2007, research technician, Target discovery for bone-regeneration.
Student alumni
  • Naomie Amsing, 2022: Culturing Osteoblast-like Cells on Various Magnetic Dynamic Cilia Substrates and the Effect on Focal Adhesion Shape in Three Dimensions.
  • Nina Drijvers, 2022: Master Student at BiS.
  • Joska Aerts, 2021: Development of a Microfluidic System for the Long-Term Culture of Hepatocytes.
  • Amy Lucassen, 2020: The Effect of (native) Topography on the Formation of Focal Adhesion and Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics in MSCs and Tenocytes.
  • Julia Camara Aracil, 2020, Bachelor Thesis on the Link Between Tenocyte Phenotype and Tendon Extracellular Matrix.
  • Tessa Warmink, 2020, Bachelor Thesis on the Role of Immune Response in Failure of Glaucoma Shunt Devices.
  • Marc Mazur, 2019, Master Student at BiS (BioInterface Science in Regenerative Medicine).
  • Naomie Amsing, 2019: Difference in ERK activity in relation to cell cycle arrest as a response to surface topography.
  • Nadia Takke, 2019: Differentiation of hMSCs into tenocyte-like cells on tendon-imprint topographies.
  • Thomas Woud, 2019: Tendon-like surfaces influence tendon marker expression and cell alignment for tenogenic phenotype maintenance.
  • Bas Voermans, 2019: Implementing Deep learning neural networks for prediction of cell count on TopoChip and correlation to topography induced proliferation.
  • Niles Smolders,2019: The influence of micro topographies on SRC inhibition for early chondrogenic differentiation.
  • Floris Honig, 2018: Assessing the expression level of mechanical sensitive markers on topographical surfaces.
  • Fred Zhaoji Shen, 2018: Construction a computational model linking extracellular matrix properties to biomedical signaling pathway.
  • Bianca Lourens, 2018: Imaging capabilities to explore possibilities in distinguishing monocytes from healthy donors and monocytes exposed to proinflammatory factors.
  • Adrián Seijas Gamardo, 2018: Cell communication between mesenchymal stem cells and monocytes/macrophages.
  • Iris Wijnen, 2018: Mechanotransduction pathways involved in topography-induced cell behavior.
  • Francesca Bolk, 2018: Monocyte migration in response to proinflammatory factors.
  • Jingyun Wu, 2018: The response of flexor tendon derived cells to TGF-β2 exposure.
  • Rianne Helgers, 2018: The response of flexor tendon derived cells to TGF-β2 exposure.
  • Zarina Nauryzgaliyeva, 2017: Braille code for cells: hMSCs protective response to cellular deformation induced by surface topographies.
  • Estela Arteaga, 2017: Study of the effect of topographies in human mesenchymal stem cells and cardiomyocyte size and proliferation.
  • Rika Reihs, 2017: Digitalizing life at the interface: Finding the missing links between biomaterial properties and biological pathways.
  • Ben van der Veer, 2017: Changing epigenetics with a Braille script for cells: The effect of micro topography on global histone acetylation and methylation in human mesenchymal stem cells.
  • Bram van Steen, 2017: Live Cell imaging reveals dynamic cell response to microstructured topographies.
  • Luc Sondorp, 2016: Gene regulatory effects of bone graft materials on osteoblasts.
  • Jéré van Lente, 2016: Topography screening with mesenchymal stem cells.
Visiting scientist alumni
  • Giulia Sivelli, 2019, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, UK
  • Laurence Burroughs, 2018, University of Nottingham, UK
  • Dominika Berdecka, 2018, 3B's Research Group, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network "Tendon Therapy Train", University of Minho, Portugal
  • Britta Koch, 2017, Nottingham University, UK