AST Team

Scientific staff

 

Prof. dr. Robert Passier

Full Professor (Chair)

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Prof. dr. Andries van der Meer

Full Professor

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Dr. Verena Schwach 

Assistant Professor

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Secretary

Connie Ruhof – Duijts

Secretary

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Ingrid A. van der Schoor

Secretary

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Technical staff

 

Anne E. M. Braam

Research Technician

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Simone A. Ten Den

Research Technician

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Danique Snippert

Research Technician

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Kim Vermeul

Research Technician

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Lecturer

 

Dr. Iris E. Allijn

Lecturer

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Dr. Marcel Bijman

Lecturer

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Dr. Anne M. Leferink

Lecturer

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Postdoctoral

 

Dr. José M. Rivera Arbeláez

Postdoc

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Dr. Federica Conte

Postdoc

 

Dr. Tomas van Dorp

Postdoc

 

Dr. Mariel Cano Jorge

Postdoc

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Dr. Lena S. Koch

Postdoc

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Dr. Joshua T. Loessberg-Zahl

Postdoc

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Eric Safai

Postdoc

 

Devin Veerman

Postdoc

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Dr. Anke R. Vollertsen

Postdoc

 

Dr. Jolien Wolbert

Postdoc

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PhD Students

 

Corné van Dam

PhD Candidate

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Maureen Dannenberg

PhD Candidate

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Jana Mancheva – Hecking

PhD Candidate

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Laura E. de Heus

PhD Candidate

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Marthe Kaal

PhD Candidate

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Dilara Koç

PhD Candidate

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Shao-Hsuan Kuo 

PhD Candidate

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Minh D. A. Luu

PhD Candidate

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Ricard Artiga Mariné

PhD Candidate

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Robin Pampiermole

PhD Candidate

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Stephanie Pater

PhD Candidate

 

Manuel Sambrotta

PhD Candidate

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Sem A. Sterckel

PhD Candidate

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Iris Teunissen van Manen

PhD Candidate

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Researchers & Guests

 

Anne ten Elzen – Grobbink

Researcher

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Joris Kaal

MPS research engineer and

community developer

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Dr. Nuno Araújo-Gomes

Guest Researcher

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Dr. Sabine Middendorp

Guest Researcher

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River BioMedics
Spin-off

 

Dr. Marcelo C. Ribeiro

Chief Scientific Officer

 

Chloë E. Feijer – Kaal

Senior Scientist

 

Daphne Laarveld

Scientist

Former members

First known employer after leaving AST

Kerensa Broersen

Full professor and chair @

Wageningen University & Research (2026)

Carla Annink

Quality Coordinator @

ESLHO foundation (2025)

Carla Cofiño Fabres

Postdoc @ Roche (2025)

Huub Weener

Scientist @ TNO (2025)

Tarek Gensheimer

Postdocteral Researcher @

Boehringer Ingelheim (2024)

Anne Baumeister

Technisch Support Specialist @ Nedap

Rolf Slaats

Sustainable Labs Coördinator

@ University of Twente (2023)

Rabia Önbaş

PhD Candidate @ Izmir

Institute of Technology (2022)

 Yusuf Arik 

R&D @ RiboPro (2022)

Aisen de Sa Vivas

 Microfluidics Engineer @ LUMICKS





















(2022)

Adrian Lopéz Canosa

R&D @ Micronit (2022)

 Gerben ten Hag

Research Associate @ HUB Organoids

(2022)

Jim Koldenhof

MSc Student @ Utrecht University

(2021)

Wesley Buijsman 

Software Developer @ Sqills (2020)

Lu Cao

Assistant Professor @ LUMC (2019)

Lisanne Blauw

COO @ River BioMedics (2018)