Research Technician and Lab Manager
From the moment I was introduced to the concept of an enzyme in high school I have been fascinated by structural biology and it’s implications. In order to delve into this field, I studied Biochemistry for my bachelors and I obtained a master’s degree in Structural and Functional Biochemistry in Portugal. For my thesis I studied a two-component system that regulates copper homeostasis in bacteria. I then moved into a membrane protein crystallography group at ITQB, also in Portugal, where I worked with Dr. Margarida Archer. This is when I began to learn to love membrane proteins. During my time there I met Prof. Dr. Marc Baldus from Utrecht University, where I would later pursue my PhD. From 2014 to 2018, I was a PhD candidate at the Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research at Utrecht University. My research focused on utilizing solid-state NMR spectroscopy to study a large membrane protein complex that inserts other proteins into the outer membrane of E.coli.
In September 2018 I joined the Electron Nanoscopy Lab at the Department of Bionanoscience as a research technician and lab manager, shared with the Chirlmin Joo lab.
Whenever I am not at the lab I spend my time reading and pursuing artistic endeavours, such as painting (which I’m terrible at, but that doesn’t stop me!).
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience
Department of Bionanosciene
Delft University of Technology
Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft
