Alumni
Former Biosoft PhD students
Dr. Lucia Baldauf (2022, Cum laude, PhD thesis ' Rebuilding Cytokinesis One Molecule at a Time.' Current affiliation: Guillaume Charras laboratory, London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London link: https://charraslab.com/lucia-baldauf/)
Dr. Lennard van Buren (2022, PhD thesis ' Synthetic Cell Aspirations – A toolbox for building a membrane container from the bottom up.' Current affiliation: Scenic Biotech)
Dr. Celine Alkemade (2021, PhD thesis ' Reconstituting microtubule-actin coordination by cytolinkers', Casimir Coordinator, Leiden Instituut Onderzoek Natuurkunde.)
Dr. Federica Burla (2020, Cum laude, PhD thesis ‘Tailoring extracellular matrix mechanics’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Scientific Coordinator, Lorentz Center, Leiden.
Dr. Agata Szuba (2019, PhD thesis ‘Deconstruction of septin assembly’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Market Intelligence Officer, Leeds, UK.
Dr. Yuval Mulla (2019, PhD thesis ‘The cell: strong, soft matter’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Molecular Microbiology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Dr. Bart Vos (2018, PhD thesis ‘Fibrin structure and mechanics: a journey across scales’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Göttingen, Germany.
Dr. Karin Jansen (2016, PhD thesis ‘Extracellular matrix mechanics and implications for cellular mechanosensing’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Strategy Analyst, Info Support International Group B.V., Veenendaal.
Dr. Jeanette Nguyen (2015, PhD thesis ‘A twisted breakup story: flow behavior of chiral nematic fluids’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): ceramics artist, Paris, France
Dr. Magdelena Preciado Lopez (2015, PhD thesis ‘In vitro studies of actin-microtubule coordination’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Scientist at Calico Labs
Dr. Corianne van den Akker (2014, PhD thesis ‘Amyloids: from molecular structure to mechanical properties’): Bay Area, California, USA
Dr. Feng-Ching Tsai (2014, PhD thesis ‘Cytoskeletal organization in biomimetic liposomes’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): CNRS researcher, Equipe Bassereau, Institut Curie, Paris, France
Dr. José Alvarado (2013, PhD thesis ‘Biological polymers: confined, bent, and driven', Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA
Dr. Izabela Piechocka (2011, PhD thesis ‘Biopolymers: from structural hierarchy to nonlinear rheology’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): research specialist at IPPT PAN (Poland)
Dr. Marina Soares e Silva (2011, PhD thesis ‘Structure and dynamics of active actin myosin networks: an in vitro perspective’, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Studio Sardien - Workshops Natuur in de Stad + Creativiteit , Illustraties. Instagram: @studiosardien.
Martijn de Wild, highschool teacher, Amsterdam area
Former Biosoft postdocs
Dr. Michal Shemesh (2022), Operational Manager Microscopy, Bionanoscience, TU Delft
Dr. Federico Fanalista (2019-2020): Journal Launch Manager at Frontiers
Dr. Cristina Martinez-Torres (2016-2020), Scientific Staff Member, Biologische Physik Group, Universitat Potsdam, Germany
Dr. Gitta Buskermolen (2019): Programme officer at NWO (Dutch Research Council)
Dr. Anders Aufderhorst-Roberts (2015-2018): Lecturer, Durham University, UK
Dr. Viktoria Wollrab (2015-2018): Data analyst, Linatus, Cologne, Germany
Dr. Galja Pletikapic (2015-2017): Senior Scientist Pharmaceutics, ProQR Therapeutics, Leiden
Dr. Tatjana Sentjabrskaja (2017): IT, Senacor Technologies, Bonn, Germany
Dr. Nicholas Kurniawan (2012-2015), Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Dr. Adeline Boire (2014-2015): Permanent researcher, INRAE, Research Unit BIA, Nantes, France.
Dr. Brian Gentry (2009-2012): Assistant professor, Hollins University, Roanoke, USA
Dr. Florian Huber (2012-2016): Professor for Data Science and Visual Analytics, Zentrum für Digitalisierung und Digitalität, University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, Germany
Dr. Björn Stuhrmann (2009-2013): Robert Bosch GmbH, IC & MEMS packaging, Reutlingen, Germany
Dr. Baldomero Alonso Latorre (2012-2013): McKinsey, London, UK
Prof. Dr. Rommel G. Bacabac (2007-2010), Head of the Medical Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, University of San Carlos, Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines
Former Biosoft lab technicians
Marjolein Vinkenoog-Kuit (2009-2018): portretfotograaf en medisch vakfotograaf, Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam
Saskia Dobbe-Duineveld (2007-2009): coördinerend stralingsdeskundige, Curium Pharma, Petten