Vere van 't Hoff, BSc.
Master student Regenerative Medicine and Technology (UU)
Education and research project
Vere is a Regenerative Medicine and Technology master student at Utrecht University, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences. She is fascinated by the societal and ethical impact of innovative technologies. Vere is currently conducting a 9-month internship under the supervision of Dian Bolhuis. The project is about the opinions and preferences of dialysis patients regarding current and new dialysis modalities.
Tamar Veninga, BSc.
Master student Science and Business management (UU)
Education and research project
Tamar is a master student Science and Business management form Utrecht University. For her master internship under the supervision of Jeroen Vollenbroek. During her internship, she will investigate the influence of different factors on the water reabsorption process that is required for a bioartificial kidney, in order to create a better understanding of this process. For this, I will use a previously developed organ-on-a-chip device to culture ciPTEC cels.
Matilde Pacheco Cardoso
Bachelor student in Life Sciences (University of applied sciences Arnhem Nijmegen)
Education and research project
Matilde is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Nijmegen. She is now starting my graduation placement at the Artificial Kidney Innovation lab at UMC Utrecht under the supervision of Jeroen Vollenbroek and Tugrul Irmak. I will focus on testing and optimizing the lab’s blood compatibility setup for hemodialysis membranes.
Viktoria Högwall, BSc.
Master student Science and Business Management (Utrecht University)
Education and research project
Viktroria recently began the MSc in Science and Business Management. She is originally from Sweden and has a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedicine from Lund University. Her background is primarily in laboratory-based research, with experience in genetics, neuroscience, and biotechnology. For her BSc thesis, she worked in a research lab developing a preclinical model for Parkinson’s disease. She also worked in a hospital laboratory within the clinical genetics department, where I gained experience in applied clinical diagnostics. Her goal is to bridge science and industry in order to help drive innovation in healthcare.
For the next nine months, She will be working on a research project focused on mapping clinical validation pathways toward CE marking and FDA approval for novel dialysis devices. Given the growing need for breakthrough kidney replacement technologies, the aim of the project is to translate regulatory and clinical insights into a practical guideline that can support smoother transitions from development to market approval for future devices.
Ensar Turan
Bachelor Biomedical Engineering (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
Education and research project
Ensar is a third-year Biomedical Engineering student at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. He is currently doing an internship at the Artificial Kidney Innovation Lab at UMC Utrecht where he supports the redesign of the Sorbent-Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis (SAPD) system. His work focuses on investigating how operating conditions influence the adsorption kinetics of sorbents. He will be doing this under the supervision of Jeroen and Sangita.
Max de Jonge
Student Electrical Engineering (University of applied Sciences Utrecht)
Education and research project
Pooja Tika, Myrthe Francke, and Olimpia Quicios Ruiz
Student team from Translational Life Sciences (Utrecht University)
Education and research project
Pooja, Myrthe, and Olimpia are master students from different programs, and are joining for five months as part of the Translational Life Sciences profile to work on their Capstone Project. They are under the supervision of Jeroen Vollenbroek and working on optimalization and usability of the WEAKID device, as well as investigate on how to help the patients suffering from kidney disease.
Roko Gladovic
Student Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences
Education and research project
Roko Gladović is a BSc student in Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences with a minor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences at Utrecht University. During his bachelor, which is ongoing, he is working on characterizing the binding dynamics of protein-bound uremic toxins to different commercially available human serum albumin mixtures used in clinical settings. This research is important for developing more efficient and sustainable dialysis setups as well as optimizing the manufacturing process of human serum albumin mixtures within industrial settings.
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