Academic interests
I started my PhD in September 2019 in the research groups of Rafal Ciosk and Pål Falnes. During my PhD, I will characterize novel molecular mechanisms that regulate translation with an emphasis on the role of methyltransferases in translation. I am using the nematode C. elegans as an experimental model to elucidate how methylation of translation factors affects biological processes under various conditions.
Education
2019 - now PhD at the department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
2016 - 2018 Master in Molecular Biology at the department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway.
2012 - 2016 Bachelor in Biology and Medical Laboratory Research at the department of Science and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Leiden, The Netherlands.
Teaching
BIOS2900 - Molecular Biology (TA)
BIOS4010 - Methods in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I (TA)
Awards
- 2016: VSBfonds Scholarship. VSBfonds, NUFFIC, The Netherlands. Scholarship for Dutch students doing research abroad.
- 2015: KNCVTBC Grant. KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Netherlands. Grant for Master and PhD students involved with scientific research on tuberculosis.