PhD student
Erasmus Medical Center and UMC Utrecht, Netherlands
At the beginning of her medicine masters in 2021 she got involved in research at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Utrecht University. In 2022, she started as a MD/PhD student at the Department of Surgical Oncology at the Erasmus Medical Center with a main interest in peripheral nerve diseases. Her research focuses on malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) and High-grade Soft Tissue Sarcomas. From October 2022, she coordinates a Multicenter Cohort Study on the treatment and function of MPNST patients across nine sarcoma centers in The Netherlands and the Mayo Clinic. She is also engaged in imaging and radiomics studies of benign and malignant nerve sheath tumors.