Projectleider

• Jul 2023 - Present

Scientist

• Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

Plants scientist in indoor/vertical farming. Responsible for research in indoor climate development and breeding for food crops in indoor farm. To speed up plant growth and development to produce affordable products without loosing important aspect like nutritional value and tast. Joint venture of Seven Steps To Heaven. Plants scientist in indoor/vertical farming. Responsible for research in indoor climate development and breeding for food crops in indoor farm. To speed up plant growth and development to produce affordable products without loosing important aspect like nutritional value and tast. Joint venture of Seven Steps To Heaven.

Research

• Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

Reseach indoor/vertical farming and the potential scale-up from a plant biolodgy perspective. Growing different food crops indoor and determining the possibilties. Reseach indoor/vertical farming and the potential scale-up from a plant biolodgy perspective. Growing different food crops indoor and determining the possibilties.

Research Specialist MA-QA

• Oct 2018 - Sep 2019

I am responsible for the execution of projects aimed at developing markers for stock seed testing, variety identification and hybrid purity testing. The analysis of data sets generated with the latest marker technologies. Communicating the results to internal customers is a major part of my activities. To implement new technologies, I work closely together with the several different departments, for example breeding, quality assurance and molecular services. I am responsible for the execution of projects aimed at developing markers for stock seed testing, variety identification and hybrid purity testing. The analysis of data sets generated with the latest marker technologies. Communicating the results to internal customers is a major part of my activities. To implement new technologies, I work closely together with the several different departments, for example breeding, quality assurance and molecular services.

Research Intern

• Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

Both in the field of plant pathogens as well as in the medical field, an important question is whether we can detect the presence of pathogens. In the past many techniques have been developed based on the detection of species specific DNAs. But, more importantly, we need to know whether the pathogen is present alive and able to form a threat or whether we are detecting the remnants of a previously present pathogen. Especially in the case of severe pathogens and Quarantaine (Q-) organisms we want to make a very sensitive and reliable distinction in detection of live and dead organisms, even if present in low numbers. With the use of PMA-qPCR we want to create a approach which is easy and fast to use to distinguish between the alive or dead plant pathogens. Show less

Research Intern

• Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

Research summary: Plants can adopt two different strategies to cope with shade, either a shade avoidance or shade tolerance strategy. Both strategies have benefits regarding to the environment where the plant grows. However, the so called shade avoidance syndrome (SAS) is an undesirable trait for crop species grown at high density since it is a wasteful investment of resources compared to the shade tolerant strategy, which doesn't invest in long structeres and early flowering. To have more insight into this response, in this study we investigate the role of THESEUS1 (THE1) and its role within the SAS. THE1 is a receptor-like kinase (RLK) and plays a role in cell wall integrity and has an effect on cell elongation, which is important in the SAS. This study shows that in shade conditions the function of THE1 is to promotes cell elongation in hypocotyls, but not in petioles. The expression of THE1 is upregulated in low R:FR compared to control white light suggesting a role in the SAS. Furthermore, the phytohormone brassinosteroids, which are important hormones in the SAS, play a role together with THE1 in promoting the elongation of the hypocotyl when exposed to different shade conditions. Show less

Assistent-docent

• Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

Gewerkt als assistent-docent bij de eerste jaars cursus Evolutiebiologie: Proces tot biodiversiteit, bij de opleiding Bachelor Biologie. Voornamelijk als ondersteuning van de docent tijdens practica en werkcolleges. Gewerkt als assistent-docent bij de eerste jaars cursus Evolutiebiologie: Proces tot biodiversiteit, bij de opleiding Bachelor Biologie. Voornamelijk als ondersteuning van de docent tijdens practica en werkcolleges.