| Professional
content creation |
|
| June
2021 - June 2022 |
Meridian HealthComms (Manchester) I worked as a medical writer. I divided my time across different accounts creating different kinds of content, mainly scientific publications. I also got some experience in regulatory writing, something I was keen to try out. |
| May
2020 - June 2021 |
Fishawack (Knutsford) I worked as a medical writer during which I spent most of my time writing publications or conference materials, but I also provided conference cover at times. I mainly worked on one therapy area but have also gotten the chance to work on a few projects in other therapy areas, which has been great. I developed a preference for primary manuscripts as I enjoy getting a detailed understanding of a study. However, working on posters and infographics has allowed me to think a bit about graphic design every now and then, which I have enjoyed as well. |
| May
2018 - Sept. 2019 |
Linguamatics (Cambridge) I worked as a Technical Author on user documentation, mainly the user manual of an advanced software product for natural language processing text mining. This included updating and editing the user manual as well as writing new content for it, updating release notes, and creating screen captures and relevant examples to illustrate new features. I also created and maintained several internal wiki pages that revolve around documentation, and I have been able to provide language support as well (for Dutch). |
| Oct.
2017 - Febr. 2018 |
BioStrata, Histon
(Cambridge) Science writer creating various types of marketing content on life science and technology. This included a book chapter, blog posts, and web copy. |
| Education | |
| 2023
- 2024 |
Undergraduate Diploma in Creativity Theory, History and Philosophy, Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge (part-time remote learning). |
| 2012
- 2016 |
PhD in Chemistry,
University of Cambridge (awarded in 2017). |
| 2009
- 2011 |
Research Master
Medical Biology, University of Amsterdam (MSc. diploma 2011). |
| 2007
- 2009 |
Bachelor
BioMedical Sciences, University of Amsterdam (BSc. diploma 2009). |
| 2006
- 2007 |
Bachelor
BioMedical Sciences, Utrecht University (continued in Amsterdam). |
| 2005
- 2006 |
Bachelor in
Fashion Design, University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU) (no diploma). |
| Volunteering & Teaching |
|
| 2021 | The Access Project I volunteered to tutor an A-level student in Biology to help them improve their grade. |
| 2018 - 2021 | BioMakespace I created content for this community laboratory. I have conducted interviews with members and interns to learn who they are and what they are doing at the space. |
| 2014 - 2015 | Cambridge University Nanotechnology Society As a Committee Member I designed and maintained the website, photographed events, and updated social media. |
| 2013 - 2014 | Cambridge University Astronomical Society I was Webmaster for a year. Activities included: maintaining the website, designing several promotional materials, photographing events and editing/designing the printed newsletter (Neptune). |
| 2011 - 2012 | Stockholm Student Union I volunteered as an English tutor to help students with academic writing and general conversation skills. |
| 2010 | Department of Anatomy and Embryology, AMC, Amsterdam Volunteering as a Teaching assistant teaching early embryology to undergraduate students combined with a study on student characteristics and test performance. |
| Publications |
|
| 2018 | van der Wateren IM,
Knowles TPJ, Buell AK, Dobson CM, Galvagnion C (2018) C-terminal
truncation of a-synuclein promotes amyloid fibril amplification at
physiological pH. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 5506. doi: 10.1039/c8sc01109e |
| 2014 |
Tark-Dame M,
Jerabek H, Manders EMM, van
der Wateren IM, Heermann DW, van Driel R (2014) Depletion of the
Chromatin Looping Proteins CTCF and Cohesin Causes Chromatin
Compaction: Insight into Chromatin Folding by Polymer Modelling. PLoS
Comput Biol 10(10):e1003877. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003877 |
| Specialised
courses and training |
|
| 2023 |
Adult Sewing (course: A7116) at Burnley College (one evening per week for ten weeks). |
| 2021 |
The 'Safeguarding Children - Level 1' course through The Access Project. |
| 2021 |
Plain English Campaign course 'Plain English reports'. |
| 2021 |
LinkedIn course 'Writing in Plain English'. |
| 2018 |
HubSpot Academy courses: Inbound, Email Marketing, and Content Marketing. |
| 2013 |
FEBS-EMBO advanced
lecture course: Biomembranes; molecular architecture, dynamics and
function, Cargèse, Corsica, FR. Poster presentation |
| 2011 |
Postgraduate
course ‘The 3’ end of the gene’, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE. |
| Research
projects |
|
| 2012
- 2016 |
Department of
Chemistry, University of Cambridge PhD research in protein misfolding and aggregation. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dobson. |
| 2012
|
Department of
Immunology, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm Research topic: Aberattions in the innate immune system and correlation with symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Sverremark Ekström, Prof. Dr. Severinson and Dr. Bileviciute-Ljungar. |
| 2011
- 2012 |
Department of Cell
Biology, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm Research topic: The role of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complex in alternative splicing, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Östlund Farrants. |
| 2010
- 2011 |
Nuclear
Organisation Group, SILS, University of Amsterdam Thesis: The role of cohesin in chromatin folding in the human interphase nucleus, under supervision of Dr. Tark-Dame and Dr. van Driel. |
| 2009
- 2010 |
Department of
Medical Biochemistry, AMC, University of Amsterdam Thesis: Role of programmed necrosis and glycosphingolipids in the development of insulin resistance, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Verhoeven. |
| 2009 |
Department of
Pathology, AMC, University of Amsterdam Thesis: Concordance of HER2 status between primary breast cancer and corresponding distant metastases using IHC and CISH, under supervision of Prof. Dr. van de Vijver. |
| Awards | |
| 2015 |
Darwin College
conference grant for EBSA2015 (£ 150). |
| 2015 |
EBSA congres
bursary for EBSA2015 (€ 400). |
| 2013 |
Boehringer
Ingelheim Stiftung conference grant for FEBS-EMBO advanced lecture
course: Biomembranes; molecular architecture, dynamics and function (€ 400). |
| Conferences,
meetings & symposia |
|
| 2016 | BBS symposium 'Protein-protein
interactions, self-assembly and aggregation', Dec. 15, London, UK. |
| 2015 |
Annual ‘Centre for
Protein Misfolding Diseases’ meeting, Nov. 9-11, Cambridge, UK. Short talk |
| 2015 |
EBSA2015, July
18-22, Dresden, DE. Short
talk + Poster presentation |
| 2014 |
Annual ‘Centre for
Protein Misfolding Diseases’ meeting, Nov. 3-4, Cambridge, UK. Short talk |
| 2014 |
Protein Structure,
Protein Evolution, June 2-3, Stockholm, SE. |
| 2014 |
Biophysics of
Amyloids and Prions, May 25-26, Naples, IT. Poster presentation |
| 2013 | Annual ‘Centre for
Protein Misfolding Disease’ meeting, Nov. 4-5, Cambridge, UK. Short talk |
| 2013 | FOM Molecular and Cellular
Biophysics, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Veldhoven, NL. |
| 2013 |
Physics of Living Matter 8,
Sept. 19-20, Cambridge, UK. |
| 2013 |
I held a lunch-time seminar at
Darwin College, Cambridge, UK. |
| 2013 |
Protein misfolding in disease:
molecular processes and translational research toward therapy, April
13-17, Roscoff, FR. Poster
presentation |
| 2013 |
Oxford Symposium on Rare
Diseases: 2013. Protein Misfolding and Aggregation, Jan. 31 – Feb. 1,
Oxford, UK. |
| 2012 |
Molecular Chaperone Club
Meeting, Dec. 17, Cambridge, UK. |
| 2012 |
Annual Dobson Group meeting,
Nov. 5-6, Cambridge, UK. |
| 2012 |
B-cell day at Karolinska
Institute, June 19, Stockholm, SE. |
| 2012 |
Prion2012, May 9-12, Amsterdam,
NL. |
| 2011 |
PhD day Schools of Biology, Dec.
20, Stockholm University, SE. |
| 2011 |
FOM Molecular and Cellular
Biophysics, Oct. 3-4, Veldhoven, NL. |
| 2011 |
Wenner-Gren Institute Day, Sept.
15, Stockholm, SE. |
| 2011 |
‘Actin and actin-associated
proteins, from genes to polysomes’, Sept. 7-10, Stockholm, SE. |
| 2011 |
Swammerdam Institute for Life
Sciences research day, June 10, Amsterdam, NL. |
| 2011 | Second ‘Physics of the Genome’ meeting, Feb. 3, Delft, NL. |
| 2010
- 2011 |
Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences
biophysics meetings, NL. |
| 2010 |
Dutch chromatin meeting Chromo8,
Oct. 26, Leiden, NL. |
| 2010 |
FOM Molecular and Cellular
Biophysics, Oct.4-5, Veldhoven, NL. Poster presentation |