AST Team Scientific staff Prof. dr. Robert PassierFull Professor (Chair)Read more Prof. dr. Andries van der MeerFull ProfessorRead more Prof. dr. Kerensa BroersenFull ProfessorRead more Dr. Verena Schwach Assistant ProfessorRead more Secretary Connie Ruhof – DuijtsSecretaryRead more Ingrid A. van der SchoorSecretaryRead more Technical staff Anne E. M. BraamTechnicianRead more Simone A. Ten DenResearch TechnicianRead more Danique SnippertResearch TechnicianRead more Kim VermeulResearch TechnicianRead more Lecturer Dr. Iris E. AllijnLecturerRead more Dr. Marcel BijmanLecturerRead more Dr. Anne M. LeferinkLecturerRead more Postdoctoral Dr. José M. Rivera ArbeláezPostdocRead more Dr. Federica Conte Postdoc Dr. Lena S. KochPostdocRead more Dr. Joshua T. Loessberg-ZahlPostdocRead more PhD Students Mariel Cano JorgePhD CandidateRead more Corné van DamPhD CandidateRead more Maureen DannenbergPhD CandidateRead more Jana HeckingPhD CandidateRead more Laura E. de HeusPhD CandidateRead more Marthe KaalPhD CandidateRead more Dilara KoçPhD CandidateRead more Shao-Hsuan Kuo PhD CandidateRead more Minh D. A. LuuPhD CandidateRead more Ricard Artiga MarinéPhD CandidateRead more Robin PampiermolePhD CandidateRead more Sem A. SterckelPhD CandidateRead more Iris Teunissen van ManenPhD CandidateRead more Devin Veerman PhD CandidateRead more Researchers Dr. Nuno Araújo-GomesGuest ResearcherRead more Dr. Sabine MiddendorpGuest ResearcherRead more River BioMedicsSpin-off Dr. Marcelo C. RibeiroChief Scientific Officer Chloë E. Feijer – KaalSenior Scientist Dr. Anke R. Vollertsen Senior Engineer Daphne LaarveldTechnician Manuel SambrottaJunior Scientist Former members First known employer after leaving AST Carla Cofiño FabresPostdoc @ Roche (2025) Huub WeenerScientist @ TNO (2025) Tarek GensheimerPostdocteral Researcher @Boehringer Ingelheim (2024) Anne BaumeisterTechnisch Support Specialist @ Nedap Rolf SlaatsSustainable Labs Coördinator @ University of Twente (2023) Rabia ÖnbaşPhD Candidate @ Izmir Institute of Technology (2022) Yusuf Arik R&D @ RiboPro (2022) Aisen de Sa Vivas Microfluidics Engineer @ LUMICKS(2022) Adrian Lopéz CanosaR&D @ Micronit (2022) Gerben ten HagResearch Associate @ HUB Organoids(2022) Jim KoldenhofMSc Student @ Utrecht University(2021) Wesley Buijsman Software Developer @ Sqills (2020) Lu CaoAssistant Professor @ LUMC (2019) Lisanne BlauwCOO @ River BioMedics (2018)