Commitee member

• Jan 2023 - Present

PHD Candidate

• Jan 2021 - Present

PhD Candidate in the Lab of Leila Akkari. Our laboratory focuses on the role of myeloid populations in solid tumors, to identify vulnerabilities in cancer cell/ stroma heterotypic communication that can be targeted therapeutically. We study the microenvironment-mediated mechanisms of tumor maintenance, therapeutic resistance and recurrence in brain and liver malignancies. In particular, we investigate the acquired resistance mechanisms resulting from dynamic alterations in the activation and recruitment of macrophages and their mediators in response to standard of care treatment. We utilize cancer mouse models of glioma and hepatocellular carcinoma combined with lineage tracing system to unravel the functions of resident and infiltrating macrophages in sheltering tumor cells during cytotoxic therapy response. Show less

Research Fellow

• Jan 2021 - Present

Researcher in the lab of Khalid Shah at the department of Neurosurgery in Brigham and Women's Hospital.My research is focused on developing clinically translatable models of both primary, recurrent and metastatic brain tumors, and stem cell-based cell surface receptor therapeutics that simultaneously target cell death and proliferation pathways in an effort to eradicate brain tumors.

Major MSc Internship

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

My research will be focussed on developing clinically translatable models of both primary, recurrent and metastatic brain tumors, and stem cell based cell surface receptor therapeutics that simultaneously target cell death and proliferation pathways in an effort to eradicate brain tumors.This research will be conducted in the lab of Khalid Shah at the department of Neurosurgery in Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Board Treasurer of Young Professionals ERG

• Mar 2021 - Apr 2023

The mission of Brigham Health Young Professionals Board (BH YP) is to connect, support, and enrich the work lives of the BH Young Professionals’ community. We aim to foster growth and diversity, improve retention through engagement, and cultivate a sense of community among the BH YPs through multidisciplinary collaboration. The mission of Brigham Health Young Professionals Board (BH YP) is to connect, support, and enrich the work lives of the BH Young Professionals’ community. We aim to foster growth and diversity, improve retention through engagement, and cultivate a sense of community among the BH YPs through multidisciplinary collaboration.

Vice Chair Programme Committee MSc Oncology

• Oct 2018 - Aug 2020

Advise the Dean and the Programme Director on all matters concerning education, including the Onderwijs- en Examenregeling (OER) [teaching and examination regulations] and the quality assurance of the programme. https://www.vu.nl/en/about-vu-amsterdam/mission-and-profile/quality-assurance-teaching-learning/organisation/study-programme/programme-committees/index.aspx Advise the Dean and the Programme Director on all matters concerning education, including the Onderwijs- en Examenregeling (OER) [teaching and examination regulations] and the quality assurance of the programme. https://www.vu.nl/en/about-vu-amsterdam/mission-and-profile/quality-assurance-teaching-learning/organisation/study-programme/programme-committees/index.aspx

Minor MSc Internship

• Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

Minor Master Internship at The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI-AvL). Department of Oncogenomics, Lab of Wilbert Zwart Research project: Unraveling the Biological Function of Macrophages and Fibroblasts in the Tumor Microenvironment of Prostate Cancer. Supervised by Anniek Zaalberg Minor Master Internship at The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI-AvL). Department of Oncogenomics, Lab of Wilbert Zwart Research project: Unraveling the Biological Function of Macrophages and Fibroblasts in the Tumor Microenvironment of Prostate Cancer. Supervised by Anniek Zaalberg

BSc Internship

• Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

Bachelor Internship at the VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam Department of Hematology, Lab of Tuna Mutis Research project: In vitro Design and Examination of a Dual Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy against Multiple Myeloma. Supervised by Jort van der Schans Bachelor Internship at the VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam Department of Hematology, Lab of Tuna Mutis Research project: In vitro Design and Examination of a Dual Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy against Multiple Myeloma. Supervised by Jort van der Schans

iGEM Amsterdam Team Member

• Apr 2017 - Nov 2017

"We aimed to create stable and robust photosynthetic cell factories for the commodity chemical fumarate, using Synechocystis. More specifically, we wanted our photosynthetic cell factories to (i) produce fumarate directly from CO2; (ii) make it readily accessible for downstream processing; and (iii) when fumarate has been produced and exported, we want to be able to detect it in loco . Moreover, we want to stably produce, export and detect fumarate under conditions mimicking industrial settings. These efforts should be guided by metabolic modelling and tailored to address public concerns and regulatory demands." Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences Supervised by Filipe Branco dos Santos, Wei Du and Joeri Jongbloets. http://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam Show less

Database Designer DPA Privacy

• Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

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