
As a Professor of Experimental and Preclinical Oncology I am fascinated how loss of cell adhesion triggers cancer progression.
Outside the lab I love culinary extravaganza’s and fast motor cycles.

I am an Assistant Professor studying oncogenic receptors in breast cancer, and probe their susceptibility for cellular immunotherapy. Outside the lab I enjoy American sports, traveling and long hikes.

As a research technician I work on loss of adhesion and cancer metastasis. For this I’m working with in vitro and in vivo models. Outside the lab I like to cook and bake and try out new recipes but also going out for dinner.

I am interested in cell-ECM interactions and how they control Head & Neck cancer progression in a project sponsored by KWF. I am PhD student and a keen hockey player, enjoy cinema going and exploring the world.

As a PhD student I try to unravel the molecular mechanisms through which R-spondins drive breast cancer development (a KWF-funded project). Outside the lab I am an active volleyball player and like to read a good book.

I focus on the molecular pathways that drive Lobular Breast cancer progression. Sponsored by Breast Cancer Now, I develop targeted interventions using mouse models of Lobular Breast Cancer. Besides science I enjoy watching and playing football.

As a former undergraduate in the Derksenlab I am now pursuing a PhD working on the breast cancer adhesome in a KWF-funded project. Who needs a hobby if you’re doing Biomedical Research?
CURRENT UNDERGRADUATES
LAB ALUMNI:
Sandra de Oliveira Tavares
Principal Investigator
Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (Ipatimub)
Karin Jansen
Strategy Analyst
Info Support International Group
Milou Tenhagen
Senior Analyst
Zilveren Kruis Achmea
Robert van de Ven
Senior Scientist
Cyteir Therapeutics
Cambridge, MA, USA
Jolien de Groot
Clinical Assessor
College Beoordeling Geneesmiddelen
Iordanka Ivanova
Scientific Evaluator, Therapeutic Products Directorate
Health Canada | Santé Canada
Çigdem Ercan
Regulatory Affairs Associate Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
Eva Vlug
ICT Consultant at WinVision
Ron Schackmann
Senior Scientist
GenMab
FORMER Labmembers:
Wisse Haakma
PhD Student
Dartmouth College
Daan Visser
Research Technician
UMC Utrecht – Maurice lab
Elvira Bakker
Sridevi Jaksani
Loes Doornbos
Research Associate
Scenic Biotech, Utrecht
Lilian SLuimer
PhD student Cell Biology
Akhmanova lab, Utrecht University
Miranda van Amersfoort
Clinical Research Associate
AMC Amsterdam
Amar Devit
Manager Market Research
Data Analytics, Amsterdam
Annelieke Jaspers
Research Technician
VUMC, Amsterdam
Rhandy Eman
Customer Engagement Effectiveness Manager, Novartis NL
FORMER Undergraduates:
Garik Galustjan
Judith oude Nijhuis
Lester Lardenoije
Mark de Korte
Lisa Sackmann
Mara Bouwman
Christa Rohof
Nikki Kolsters
Celine Overbeeke
Kirsten Veldmaat
Gabriele Sakalauskaite
Manuel Saornil
Lilian Sluimer
Madita Reimer
Tanja Eisemann
Max Rätze
Sander Boogaard
Jos Koopman
Audrey Sporrij
Maria Boumpoutsari
Tamara Kubbenga
Suzanne Stelloo
Gerdien van den Heuvel
Francisca Peixoto
Mijanou Niklaas
Maartje Pustjens
Judith Haarhuis