Education
Master of Science (Research), MSc Cognitive Neuroscience
Radboud University & Donders Institute, Nijmegen
2023 — Present
· Trajectory: Development and lifelong plasticity
· Neuroanatomy experience: dissection of a human brain
Additional certifications
· Course on Laboratory Animal Science (EU Function B)
Laboratory experience (“Lab rotation”)
· Focussed Ultrasound (TUS)
· Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
· Sleep research & Electrophysiology (EEG)
Bachelor of Science, BSc Biology
Radboud University, Nijmegen
2019 — 2023
· Trajectory: (medical) Neurobiology
· Laboratory experience including safe & sterile techniques, microscopy,
and basic staining techniques
Free minor
· Basic knowledge of psychology and its methodology
· Basic knowledge of Psychopharmacology
· Basic knowledge of drug discovery and development
VWO Chemistry
Boswell-Beta, Utrecht
2018 — 2019
Paramedic
Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V., Dortmund
2017 — 2018
Abitur (German Secondary Education)
Friedrich-Harkort Gymnasium, Herdecke
2009 — 2017
Experience
Master internship, Cognitive Neurostimulation Research Group
Donders Institute, Nijmegen
September 2024 — Present
· Refinement of an experimental set-up to combine Transcranial Ultrasound
(TUS) application with EEG-monitoring during stimulation of the basal forebrain,
specifically the nucleus basalis of Meynert
· Thesis: ‘Does low-intensity US focused on a major neuro-modulatory nucleus
lead to clear physiological and attentional effects in healthy adults?’
Capita Selecta Project, Synaptica
Mercator Launch, Nijmegen
February 2024 — June 2024
· Application of Large Language Models (LLM) for literature research and review
· Development of a Python-based pre-processing pipeline for the start-up’
Bachelor Internship, Department Anatomie Onderzoek
Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen
April 2023 — August 2023
· Thesis: ‘Comparing interlobar variation and sex differences of myelin pathology
among grey matter, cortical white matter, and deep white matter: A Polarized
Light Imaging Study’
Psychiatric Nurse Internship
LWL University Hospital, Bochum
2017 — 2018
· Department for psychiatry, psychotherapy, and preventive medicine
Soft Skills
· Working self-organized and
self-reliant
· Time Management
· Working in interdisciplinary teams
and interfaculty environments
· Communication
· Presentation skills
· Scientific Writing
Languages
· English (Full professional
working proficiency)
· German (Native proficiency)
· Dutch (Limited working proficiency)
· French (Elementary proficiency)
· Spanish (Elementary proficiency)
Activities
Degree Programme Committee
Faculty of Social Sciences, Radboud University
2023 — Present
· Student participation body for co-determination within the CNS research
master and quality assurance of education
Core Helpathon Team
Helpathon Animal-Free Alternatives
29/02/2024 — 01/03/2024
· Helpathon event on development of an educational program for PhD students
in Amsterdam around animal-free research and education
Volunteer Work
BeeVee (Study Association)
2021 — 2024