People
Daan Vorselen
Daan studied Biology at Leiden University and Physics of Life at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, where he stayed for his PhD in biophysics. He then joined Julie Theriot’s lab at Stanford University and University of Washington for a post doc. After performing research at the molecular (VU) and population level (MIT), it was there that he found the cellular scale is most fascinating (at least to him). He joined Wageningen University as a tenure track assistant professor in August 2022. He’s fascinated by trying to understand the fundamental rules underlying cell behavior, a proponent of interdisciplinary, fundamental and open science, and enjoys essentially any outdoor activity in his spare time.
Youri Peeters
PhD student focusing on shapes, forces and novel molecules in phagocytosis.
youri.peeters[at]wur.nl
Cresci-Anne Croes
PhD student, focusing on the role of RAGE in macrophages, joined with Gosia Teodorowicz and Huub Savelkoul
cresci-anne.croes[at].wur.nl
MSc students
Niels van Ingen
Prasith Prakash
Alumni
Natalia Rzepka, MSc thesis student Biotechnology
Yakun Wan, MSc thesis student Biotechnology
Anne Josten, MSc thesis student Biotechnology
Niek Frijlink, MSc thesis student Biotechnology
Stijn Hanssen, MSc thesis student Biotechnology
Key collaborators
Dr. Yifan Wang & Prof. Wei Cai at Stanford University
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Elasticity theory, MP-TFM technology
Prof. Mira Krendel at SUNY Upstate Medical University
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Phagocytosis, myosins
Prof. Morgan Huse at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NY)
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T cell mechanobiology
Prof. Michael Bassik at Stanford University &
Dr. Roarke Kamber at UCSF
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Cripsr screening, regulation of immune functions