Developing in vitro tests to assess medical implant safety Els first became interested in the intersection of cell biology and materials science while studying for her undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge (UK). She continued this interest during her master’s degree in Biomedicine at Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), completing two research internships in the field of biomaterials in the groups of Prof. My Hedhammar and Prof. Molly Stevens. In 2020 she started her PhD at the RIVM...

Jan is interested in the molecular complexity of cells and how molecular circuits are involved in cell and tissue function. With a background in mouse and Drosophila genetics, he entered the field of biomedical engineering in 2002 and has since focused on understanding and implementing molecular biology in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. His research is characterized by a holistic approach to both discovery and application, aiming at combining high throughput technologies, computationa...

Juul graduated from Radboud University Nijmegen with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences. At Radboud University, she focused her academic coursework on molecular and (stem) cell biology, animal disease modelling, and nanomedicine. Driven by a particular interest in the field of regenerative medicine, cellular biology, and biomaterial science, her research projects involved establishing the effect of elastin receptor complex signalling on cell regenerative capacities, as well as studying the i...

Nikita has gained his interest at the intersection of cellular biology and biomaterials shortly before defending the bachelor’s thesis in NUST “MISiS” as a nanotechnologist. The background was followed by a Nanobiophysics masters degree at TU Dresden. There he researched the temporal effect upon the earliest moments of C. elegans oocyte’s development. In the summer 2021, he has happily joined prof. de Boer’s BiS lab at the TU/e. With the goal to investigate the interaction between material induced mechanotransdu...

Streggi graduated from KU Leuven with a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and master’s degree in Drug Development. The fascinating thing about research that intrigues her the most is deciphering complex molecular mechanisms and their biological functions. During an exchange with the Medical University of Vienna, she studied how the invasive potential of macrophages is affected by the neurometabolic disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of very long-chai...

Doke Pronk-Währer is secretary and lab coordinator of the BioInterface Science Group. She is responsible for managing the administrative and organizational workflow of the group as well as keeping various data systems with scientific data up to date. Doke has obtained her degree as medical technologist at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany. She worked in different laboratories throughout the world: University Hospital Eppendorf-Hamburg, Free University Amsterdam and Children’s Hospital Boston, U...

Alana graduated from Radboud University Nijmegen with a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Life Sciences and a Master’s degree in Medical Biology. In her academic coursework, she focused on cellular and molecular biology. She developed an interest in the interplay between cells and their environment. Her research projects involved the activation of T cells by functionalized poly(isocyanide) brushes, the investigation of mitochondrial RNA processing after transcription, and the establishment of CRISPaint cell lines f...