Laurine Rijsbergen
Digital affairs & Communications, Internal affairs
Laurine is a PhD candidate at the department of Viroscience. For Promeras, she is involved in digital communication (Instagram, Facebook and website), represents Promeras in the Erasmus MC PhD committee and is part of the International task force where she is setting up a program to connect and support international PhD students.
Anouk Heuvelmans
Anouk is a PhD candidate at the department of Clinical Genetics. Her project focusses on the electrophysiological deficits in mouse models and induced Pluripotent Stem Cells of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a neurodevelopmental disorder. Within Promeras, she is involved in promoting the visibility via newsletters and events, such as Erasmus Tour.
Fleur Marijnissen
Acquisition & Communication, PNN/LOUP
Fleur is a PhD candidate at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and her project focusses on premalignant gastric lesions and colorectal cancer screening. Within Promeras she is responsible for the communication via email, she is the secretary and represents Promeras in PNN/LOUP.
Amy Kessler
Menthal Health task force, Digital affairs & Communications, International taskforce
Amy is a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, where she focusses on antigen presentation in gastrointestinal diseases. Within Promeras, she is active in the Mental Health taskforce and visibility on social media. Additionally, Amy is involved in the international taskforce to strengthen the focus on international PhD candidates.
Circe van der Heide
Chair, Mental Health taskforce, Career Development taskforce, PhD Committee
Circe is a PhD candidate at the department of Radiology and Nuclear medicine. She works on radiotracer interactions and her research focuses on targeting the tumor micro-environments with novel radionuclide therapies. Within Promeras, she is involved with the Mental Health taskforce and she co-founded the career development task force.
Joshua Bonsel
Treasurer & Acquisition, Career Development taskforce
Joshua is a PhD candidate at the department of Orthopaedic surgery. He studies the large-scale application of patient-reported outcome measures, to enhance their use and to improve orthopaedic care. At Promeras he is co-treasurer, he is responsible for acquisition and co-founded our career development taskforce.
Lauren Westenberg
Treasurer & Acquisition and International taskforce, Supervision taskforce, Workwise, PNN/LOUP
Lauren is a PhD candidate at the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology. Her project focuses on neonatal jaundice and hyperbilirubinaemia. Within Promeras, she is co-treasurer and responsible for acquisition. Moreover, she is involved in the international taskforce.
Hongchen Li
International taskforce, EPAR/EUR, Career Development
Hongchen is joining us from the department of Biomedical Engineering where he works on bacterial biofilm infection elimination. Hongchen wants to advocate a healthy PhD climate on all levels, and has a focus on the international student community.
Maurits Unkel
Communication & Promotion, Mental health taskforce, EPAR/EUR, Erasmus Tour
Maurits is a PhD candidate at the department of Psychiatry, where he works as a neuroinformatician. He joined Promeras as a very enthousiastic team player who is actively looking to improve mental health and well being of PhD candidates in general. Maurits also works on the newsletter that you receive at the end of each month.
Miliaan Zeelenberg
Secretary, PNN/LOUP, EPAR/EUR
Joining us from the Department of Trauma Surgery is Miliaan Zeelenberg. He fulfils the role of secretary within the board, as well as join the meetings from PNN and LOUP to maintain a helicopter view of PhD organizations in the Netherlands.
Niek van der Maas
Communication & Promotion, PNN/LOUP, AAV, Workwise
Niek works as a PhD candidate at the department of Hematology and is especially driven to strengthen the PhD community within the Erasmus MC. For Promeras, Niek will send out our monthly newsletter together with Maurits. He is also involved in PNN/LOUP, the AAV and he attends the Workwise meetings.
Simran Sharma
Career Development, Digital affairs & Communications
Simran works at the Department of Cardiology and Radiology. Next to her work as a PhD candidate, she is ready to take on the challenge of representing the PhD candidates in the Erasmus MC. She is involved in organization of Career Development events, as well as achieving visibility of the events on social media.