High-throughput Screening of Biomaterials Using Machine Learning. Jasper did his bachelor and master in biomedical engineering at the university of technology in Eindhoven, where he specialized in supramolecular chemistry. He focused on the self-assembly behavior of linear polymers which would fold into single-chain polymeric nanoparticles in water. These nanoparticles were used for enzyme mimicking in aqueous media. In 2020 he started as a PhD student in the group of Prof. Patricia Dankers, where he will be in...

Understanding the Effects of Dynamic Mechanotransduction on Stem Cell Signaling and Differentiation Using Artificial, Magnetically Actuated Cilia. Roel Kooi received his BSc degree in Molecular Life Sciences in 2017 from Wageningen University, after completing his thesis research in the group of Prof. Aldrik Velders on micron-scale functionalization of microfluidic channels for sensing purposes. He did his MSc studies of Molecular Life Sciences also at Wageningen University (2017-2020), with a thesis in the gro...

Hi, my name is Thijs van de Laar and I am currently studying for a master’s degree in the Biointerface Science (BiS) group. I started in our research group after gaining interest for both cell biology and cell-material interactions during my bachelor’s. Currently, I am working on my thesis, in which I am studying protein adsorption to biomaterials and trying to correlate this to subsequent cell morphology.

Emmie Schoutens received her BSc degree in Biomedical engineering in 2020 from Eindhoven University of Technology, after completing her thesis in the Orthopaedic Biomechanics group under supervision of Bert van Rietbergen. She continued with a double master in both the Mechanics of Materials group of Mechanical Engineering, as well as the BioInterface Siences (BiS) group of Prof. Jan de Boer. Here she focused on researching cellular responses to passive and active mechanical cues on cells, inspired by the role o...

Sander is currently serving as a resident in orthopedic surgery at the Maxima Medical Centre, concurrently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Technical University of Eindhoven. His medical training was completed at Maastricht University with clinical rotations at the Universitätskliniken Innsbruck and Kasturba Medical College. His research focus lies in utilizing wearables to measure knee instability in patients with anterior cruciate ligament ruptures during dynamic activities. Sander has a special interest in the in...