CURRICULUM VITAE

Professional experience:
2005- Assistant Professor/ Group Leader Vesicle Dynamics and Synaptic Plasticity Group, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2002-2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany.
2002 Ph.D., Molecular Neurobiology, Rudolf Magnus Institute, University of Utrecht Medical School, The Netherlands.

Grants awarded:
2008 ZonMW TOP Grant
2007 Supervisor N.W.O. Top-Talent pHD-student.
2006 VENI personal career development grant. (N.W.O).
2005 Marie Curie Training grant (EU, FP6).
2003 Personal investment grant (N.W.O. ALW-MiddelGroot).