About me: Education and Experience


Medical immunologist since 1985 (first registration)
Renewals at 2001 and 2005

Experience

2012-present
Head of Science Department
Roosevelt Academy, Middelburg, The Netherlands

2011
Independant Consultant
RIJKERS Biomedical Consultancy, Mill, The Netherlands

2010-2012
Senior scientist at the Department of Operating Rooms, University Medical Center Saint Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

2006-present
Medical immunologist/Senior researcher at the Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology of Saint Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (50%)

2006-2012
Senior researcher at the Gastro-intestinal Surgery Department of University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands

2006-2010
Senior scientist at the Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

2005-2011
Director of Luminex Core Facility, Immune Tolerance Network (10%)

2001-2006
Head of the Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology of the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands

1989
Sabbatical leave (2 months) at the Laboratory of Dr. J. Cambier, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver CO, USA

1983-1984
Sabbatical leave (12 months) at the Laboratory of Dr. D.E. Mosier, The Institute of Cancer Research Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

1980-2001
Staff member as medical immunologist, Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology of the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands

1977-1980
PhD assistent at the Department of Cell Biology and Experimental Animal Science, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Education

1965-1971
Peelland College Deurne, The Netherlands, Atheneum B

1971-1977
Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Biology (Major: Cell Biology)

1980
PhD Cell Biology at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Thesis: "The immune system of Cyprinid Fish"

1980-1983
Training for medical immunologist in the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands

1983-1984
Training for medical immunologist in the Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA